Aging: demographics, health, and health services/ Elizabeth Vierck and Kris Hodges.
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TextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2003Description: xviii, 323 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 1573565474 (hbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Older people -- Health and hygiene | Aging -- Social aspects | Older people -- Services for | Older people -- Medical care | LongevityDDC classification: 362.1989700973 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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"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.
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