Health Care Consequences of Demographic Changes in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania
Deutsches Ärzteblatt internationalPublished 7 May 2010Open access
Ulrike Siewert, Konstanze Fendrich, Gabriele Doblhammer‐Reiter, Rembrandt D. Scholz, P. Schuff‐Werner, Wolfgang Hoffmann
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All of the German federal states located in the former East Germany are likely to experience similar developments to those predicted for Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, as will many rural areas of the former West Germany, in which a demographic transition is already evident.
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All of the German federal states located in the former East Germany are likely to experience similar developments to those predicted for Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, as will many rural areas of the former West Germany, in which a demographic transition is already evident. Because of the predicted rise in the number of patients, new health care concepts will have to be rapidly developed, implemented, and evaluated in order to ensure that comprehensive medical care will be delivered where it is needed.
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