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| Genre/Form: | Statistics. |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Elizabeth Vierck; Kris Hodges |
| ISBN: | 1573565474 9781573565479 |
| OCLC Number: | 49977093 |
| Notes: | "An Oryx book." |
| Description: | xviii, 323 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | 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. |
| Responsibility: | Elizabeth Vierck and Kris Hodges. |
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