TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vierck,Elizabeth
AU  - Hodges,Kris
TI  - Aging: demographics, health, and health services
SN  - 1573565474 (hbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 362.1989700973  
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Greenwood Press
KW  - Older people
KW  - Health and hygiene
KW  - Aging
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Services for
KW  - Medical care
KW  - Longevity
N1  - "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
ER  -