A person 65 through 79 years of age. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.
Synonyms: Aged, Elderly
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almost always check tag: NIM no qualifiers; see Manual Chapter 9; differentiate from AGING, a physiological process, & AGE FACTORS & AGE DISTRIBUTION, statistical concepts ,1966; was see under GERIATRICS 1963-65
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D000368
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