Epidemiology of aging : an ecological approach /

Satariano, William.

Epidemiology of aging : an ecological approach / William A. Satariano. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2006. - xi, 424 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter
1 The Aging of Human Populations: The Significance of an Epidemiological Perspective
2 Aging, Health, and the Environment: An Ecological Model
3 Survival, Mortality, and Cause of Death
4 Physical Functioning and Activities of Everyday Life
5 Cognitive Functioning
6 Depression
7 Falls, Injuries, and Automobile Crashes
8 Disease and Comorbidities
9 General Health, Frailty, and Successful Aging
10 Conducting Epidemiological Studies in Older Populations
11 Healthy Aging and Its Implications for Public Health Practice
12 New Directions for Research and Policy

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Aging.
Older people--Diseases--Epidemiology.
Chronic Disease--epidemiology--Aged.
Aging.
Health Policy.
Health Services for the Aged.
Mortality--Aged.
Population Dynamics.

WT 500 S253e 2006 / S253e 2006

WT 500 S253e 2006 / S253e 2006