Research and the Ageing Population
Published on 10. February 1988
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-471-91420-4 (ISBN)
Description
The steadily growing numbers of old and very old people are posing new problems for the health services of all countries. This international symposium attempts to assess the contribution that biomedical research can make to the provision of proper health care for the elderly, both in industrialized and in developing societies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 57 mm
Width: 37 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-91420-4 (9780471914204)
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Research and the Ageing Population
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04/2008
1st Edition
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Content
Partial table of contents: The Health of the Elderly Population: Results from Longitudinal Studies with Age-Cohort Comparisons (A. Svanborg). Health and Ageing in the Developing World (G. Andrews). Aging and Disease (J. Evans). Alzheimer's Disease as an Age-Dependent Disorder (R. Katzman). Questions in the Psychiatry of Old Age (T. Arie). Cardiovascular Disease and the Elderly (N. Wenger). Osteoporosis and Age-Related Fracture Syndromes (B. Riggs & L. Melton). Aging and Infection (J. Phair, et al.). The Nature and Causes of Aging (T. Kirkwood). Changing Health Needs of the Aging Population (J. Brody). Planning for Health Services for the Elderly (C. Hollander & H. Becker). Costs of Long-Term Care: Distribution and Responsibility (S. Wallack & M. Cohen). Summing-Up (T. Williams). Index of Contributors. Subject Index.