Ciba Foundation Symposium 134 – Research & the the Ageing Population

David Evered and Julie Whelan are the editors of Research and the Ageing Population and other titles.

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.