简介:ThesignificantincreaseinthenumberofolderadultsinChina,coupledwithcontinuingindustrializationandurbanization,hasprofoundsocialandeconomicramifications,includingtheevolutionofmajorchallengestopublichealth,eldercareservices,policy-making,andthenation’shealthcaresystem.WhiletheunprecedentedchangesinpoliticalandeconomicstructureshaveobviouslyincreasedChina’sproductivityandrevenues,whatislesswellunderstoodishowtheyhave