Research and the Ageing Population - T.F. Williams

Research and the Ageing Population

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Buch | Hardcover
280 Seiten
1988
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-471-91420-4 (ISBN)
144,45 inkl. MwSt
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A collection of papers focusing on the contribution biomedical research can make to the provision of proper health care for the elderly, both in industrialized and in developing societies.
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.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.2.1988
Reihe/Serie Ciba Foundation Symposium
Zusatzinfo illustrations, index
Verlagsort Chichester
Sprache englisch
Maße 37 x 57 mm
Gewicht 550 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-471-91420-7 / 0471914207
ISBN-13 978-0-471-91420-4 / 9780471914204
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