Age-Based Grouping Criteria in Medicine.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.15133
- Author:
Wei YU
1
;
Zai-Zhu ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
age;
five age groups;
medicine;
three age groups
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2023;45(2):285-289
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Age,a basic marker of the population,is an indispensable demographic characteristic in medicine.However,the grouping in medicine according to age have problems such as inconsistent grouping criteria and ambiguous definition of age-related terms.Therefore,this article reviews the age-based grouping criteria and the application of related terms in medicine.
