Aging: Demographics, Health, and Health Services

ISBN-10: 1573565474
ISBN-13: 9781573565479
Series: Aging
Category: Social Science
Pages: 323
Language: English
Published: 2003
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
Authors: Elizabeth Vierck, Kris Hodges

Description

Vierck has published previous works on health-related issues; Hodges has worked in market research for some 20 years. Drawing from 1,500- plus documents, they have compiled facts and figures into a single source of vital statistics about people aged 65 years and older. The book is organized into 16 chapters on such topics as the meaning of aging, demographics, life expectancy, health status, nutrition, health care services, long-term care, and health care coverage and financing, combining text in a readable and interesting format with some 250 tables, graphs, and charts. For health professionals, researchers, journalists, and students. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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