Epidemiology of aging : an ecological approach /
William A. Satariano
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2006
- xi, 424 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
The aging of human populations: the significance of an epidemiologic perspective -- Aging, health, and the environment: an ecological model -- Survival, mortality, and cause of death -- Physical functioning and activities of everyday life -- Cognitive functioning -- Depression -- Falls, injuries, and automobile crashes -- Disease and comorbidities -- General health, frailty, and successful aging -- Conducting epidemiologic studies in older populations -- Healthy aging and its implications for public health -- New directions for research and policy.
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Chronic Disease--epidemiology Mortality Aging Population dynamics Health Services for the Aged Health policy Aged