Elderly: Research Starters Topic.

In all industrialized countries, the fastest growing age segment comprises persons age sixty-five years and older. Societal aging in the United States, for example, is projected to increase the proportion of the elderly from around 13 percent in 2010 to 20 percent by 2030, as baby boomers (persons born from 1946 through 1964) add about 70 million people to this age group. There are numerous Research Starter articles related to this topic. The list below includes the most relevant Research Starter items.