Gutiérrez Robledo L M
Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México, D.F.
Salud Publica Mex. 1990 Nov-Dec;32(6):693-701.
The problem of population aging and its consequences for health has not been analysed in depth in Mexico. This paper is a critical review of available data on the epidemiology of aging in Mexico. Available data, even though incomplete serves us to identify the main problems afflicting the elderly population: poverty, absence of specialized services, high prevalence of disabilities and multiple pathology and weakening of the family and social support network. throughout the analysis of this information, a proposal is made towards the development of a gerontological services network.
