Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Challenge of Gerontic Nursing in Indonesia

Rapid development in the medical world, economics, and science technology to increase life expectancy in Indonesia. It automatically brings the consequence of an increasing number of elderly. The United Nations estimates that Indonesia as one of the countries with the highest explosion in the number of elderly in the world, more than 400% within a period of 35 years. In 2025, Indonesia is