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Descriptor
English
:
Aged
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Anciano
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Idoso
Synonyms
English
:
Elderly
Tree Number:
M01.060.116.100
Definition
English
:
A
person
65 through 79 years of age. For a
person
older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
almost always check tag: NIM no qualifiers; see Manual Chapter 9; differentiate from AGING, a physiological process, &
AGE FACTORS
&
AGE DISTRIBUTION
, statistical concepts
See Related
English
:
Health Services for the Aged
Homes for the Aged
Housing for the Elderly
Pensions
Retirement
History Note
English
:
1966; was see under GERIATRICS 1963-65
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
PH
physiology
PX
psychology
SN
statistics & numerical data
Record Number:
20174
Unique Identifier:
D000368
Occurrence in VHL
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