Aging: demographics, health, and health services/
Vierck, Elizabeth
Aging: demographics, health, and health services/ Elizabeth Vierck and Kris Hodges. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2003. - xviii, 323 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
"An Oryx book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Aging in the Twentieth Century -- The meaning of aging -- Size and growth of the older population -- Life expectancy: three decades in 100 years -- Health status, use of health services, and attitudes toward health care providers -- Health risks and practices -- Nutrition -- Chronic conditions and common health problems -- Mental health and illness -- Prescription and over-the-counter drugs -- Long-term care: an overview -- Long-term care: home health care -- Long-term care: nursing home care -- Care at the end of life: hospice care -- Causes, places, and timing of death -- Paying for health care: health care spending, medicare, medicaid, and supplemental insurance.
1573565474 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Aging--Social aspects.
Older people--Services for.
Older people--Medical care.
Longevity.
362.1989700973 / VIE/A
Aging: demographics, health, and health services/ Elizabeth Vierck and Kris Hodges. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2003. - xviii, 323 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
"An Oryx book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Aging in the Twentieth Century -- The meaning of aging -- Size and growth of the older population -- Life expectancy: three decades in 100 years -- Health status, use of health services, and attitudes toward health care providers -- Health risks and practices -- Nutrition -- Chronic conditions and common health problems -- Mental health and illness -- Prescription and over-the-counter drugs -- Long-term care: an overview -- Long-term care: home health care -- Long-term care: nursing home care -- Care at the end of life: hospice care -- Causes, places, and timing of death -- Paying for health care: health care spending, medicare, medicaid, and supplemental insurance.
1573565474 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Aging--Social aspects.
Older people--Services for.
Older people--Medical care.
Longevity.
362.1989700973 / VIE/A