Epidemiology in Old Age

Discussing such topics as community care, preventive medicine, quality of life, stroke and risk factors, this work deals with the ways in which needs assessment, service evaluation, and health and social policy may improve the care of elderly people in all societies.

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This major work with an internationally famous list of contributors deals with the ways in which needs assessment, service, evaluation, and public health and social policy may improve the care of elderly people in all societies. It discusses the methodology of epidemiological studies, risk factors, and the most common problems and diseases in old age.