Health and Mortality among Elderly Populations

Name: Health and Mortality among Elderly Populations
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ISBN: 9780198233374

ISBN-10: 019823337X

ISBN-13: 9780198233374

Edition: 1996

Authors: Graziella Caselli, Alan D. Lopez

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Health and Mortality among Elderly Populations pinpoint the most recent trends in the survival of the elderly and in their physical and mental health, describing possible scenarios for the early decades of the 21st century.

Book details

List price: $235.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/12/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 376
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface


List of Contributors



Introduction



Health and Mortality Among the Elderly: Issues for Assessment



What is Old Age? Variation Over Time and Between Cultures



Prospect for Extended Survival: A Critical Review of the Biological Evidence



Trends and Determinants of Health Status



Comparative Mortality Trends Among Older Persons in Developed Countries



Socio-Demographic Differentials In Mortality at Older Ages in Finland



Social Support, Life Satisfaction and Survival at Older Ages



Old-Age Mortality in Japan: Demographic and Epidemiological Perspectives


Acknowledgements


References



Trends and Differentials in Disability-Free Life Expectancy: Concepts, Methods, and Findings



Disability and Functional Status Among Elderly People: Cross-National Comparisons



The Health and Survival of the Elderly Evidence from the Gothenburg Longitudinal Study



Mortality Projections



Future Longevity Among the Elderly



Mortality Projections for Japan: A Comparison of Four Methods



Evaluation of Standard Mortality Projections for the Elderly



Strategies and Policies



Formal and Informal Care: New Approaches



Strategies for the Provision of Social and Health Care Services for the Elderly


Index