Encyclopedia of health & aging
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Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2007.
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eBook
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xxx, 650 pages : ill.
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Ebrary (CCU)
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This encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on health and aging. The 250 entries and relevant appendices cover: biological; psychological; social; and economic aspects of health and aging and impacts within health-care systems. The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging covers issues including: - acute illness - Alzheimer′s disease - bereavement - cataracts - centenarians - dementia - economic aspects - dependency - exercise - health care costs - health promotion - hospice care - long-term care - managed care - medications - menopause - nursing homes - nutrition - obesity - optimal aging - osteoporosis - Parkinson′s disease - public policy - `quality of life′ - religiosity - sexual function - sleep disturbances - smoking - spousal care-giving - stroke - widowhood - wisdom Also included are landmark studies: Duke Longitudinal Study of Aging; Framingham Heart Study; MacArthur Study of Successful Aging; Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE); Health and Retirement Study (HRS); and National Long-Term Care Survey, as well as important social and health programmes including: social security, `meals on wheels′ and Medicaid/Medicare. Entries are written in an accessible style and format and will appeal to a wide audience including scholars within programs of gerontology and health, college and university students, members of the media, policy makers and healthcare advocates, and the general reader.
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Markides, K. S. (2007). Encyclopedia of health & aging. Los Angeles, Sage Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Markides, Kyriakos S. 2007. Encyclopedia of Health & Aging. Los Angeles, Sage Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Markides, Kyriakos S, Encyclopedia of Health & Aging. Los Angeles, Sage Publications, 2007.
MLA Citation (style guide)Markides, Kyriakos S. Encyclopedia of Health & Aging. Los Angeles, Sage Publications, 2007.
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"A Sage reference publication."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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