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- catalog abstract "In recent years, there has been a substantial literature on many facets of the daily lives of the elderly. This volume is a further contribution to the literature, pinpointing the most recent trends in the survival of the elderly and in their physical and mental health. It also describes possible scenarios for the early decades of the twenty-first century. To delineate current knowledge with regard to the health and survival of the elderly is a first step towards preparing projections and improving the efficacy of health policies for the elderly.".
- catalog contributor b9650075.
- catalog contributor b9650076.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "1. Health and Mortality among the Elderly: Issues for Assessment / Graziella Caselli and Alan D. Lopez -- 2. What is Old Age? Variation over Time and between Cultures / Peter Laslett -- 3. Prospect for Extended Survival: A Critical Review of the Biological Evidence / S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes -- 4. In Search of the Secret of Centenarians: A Demographic and Medical Survey about Centenarians in France / Michel Allard, Jacques Vallin, Jean-Michel Andrieux and Jean-Marie Robine -- 5. Comparative Mortality Trends among Older Persons in Developed Countries / Georges C. Myers -- 6. Socio-demographic Differentials in Mortality at Older Ages in Finland / Tuija Martelin.".
- catalog description "14. Evaluation of Standard Mortality Projections for the Elderly / Frans van Poppel and Joop de Beer -- 15. Formal and Informal Care: New Approaches / Svein Olav Daatland -- 16. Strategies for the Provision of Social and Health Care Services for the Elderly / Antonio Golini and Roberta Vivio.".
- catalog description "7. Social Support, Life Satisfaction and Survival at Older Ages / Emily Grundy, Ann Bowling and Morag Farquhar -- 8. Old-Age Mortality in Japan: Demographic and Epidemiological Perspectives / Noreen Goldman and Shigesato Takahashi -- 9. Trends and Differentials in Disability-Free Life Expectancy: Concepts, Methods, and Findings / Jean-Marie Robine, Colin Mathers and Nicolas Brouard -- 10. Disability and Functional Status among Elderly People: Cross-National Comparisons / Eino Heikkinen, Jukka Jokela and Marja Jylha -- 11. Health and Survival of the Elderly / Alvar Svanborg -- 12. Future Longevity among the Elderly / Graziella Caselli -- 13. Mortality Projections for Japan: A Comparison of Four Methods / John R. Wilmoth.".
- catalog description "In recent years, there has been a substantial literature on many facets of the daily lives of the elderly. This volume is a further contribution to the literature, pinpointing the most recent trends in the survival of the elderly and in their physical and mental health. It also describes possible scenarios for the early decades of the twenty-first century. To delineate current knowledge with regard to the health and survival of the elderly is a first step towards preparing projections and improving the efficacy of health policies for the elderly.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 360 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "019823337X".
- catalog isPartOf "International studies in demography".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "305.26 20".
- catalog subject "HQ1061 .H385 1996".
- catalog subject "Life expectancy.".
- catalog subject "Older people Health and hygiene.".
- catalog subject "Older people Mortality.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Health and Mortality among the Elderly: Issues for Assessment / Graziella Caselli and Alan D. Lopez -- 2. What is Old Age? Variation over Time and between Cultures / Peter Laslett -- 3. Prospect for Extended Survival: A Critical Review of the Biological Evidence / S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes -- 4. In Search of the Secret of Centenarians: A Demographic and Medical Survey about Centenarians in France / Michel Allard, Jacques Vallin, Jean-Michel Andrieux and Jean-Marie Robine -- 5. Comparative Mortality Trends among Older Persons in Developed Countries / Georges C. Myers -- 6. Socio-demographic Differentials in Mortality at Older Ages in Finland / Tuija Martelin.".
- catalog tableOfContents "14. Evaluation of Standard Mortality Projections for the Elderly / Frans van Poppel and Joop de Beer -- 15. Formal and Informal Care: New Approaches / Svein Olav Daatland -- 16. Strategies for the Provision of Social and Health Care Services for the Elderly / Antonio Golini and Roberta Vivio.".
- catalog tableOfContents "7. Social Support, Life Satisfaction and Survival at Older Ages / Emily Grundy, Ann Bowling and Morag Farquhar -- 8. Old-Age Mortality in Japan: Demographic and Epidemiological Perspectives / Noreen Goldman and Shigesato Takahashi -- 9. Trends and Differentials in Disability-Free Life Expectancy: Concepts, Methods, and Findings / Jean-Marie Robine, Colin Mathers and Nicolas Brouard -- 10. Disability and Functional Status among Elderly People: Cross-National Comparisons / Eino Heikkinen, Jukka Jokela and Marja Jylha -- 11. Health and Survival of the Elderly / Alvar Svanborg -- 12. Future Longevity among the Elderly / Graziella Caselli -- 13. Mortality Projections for Japan: A Comparison of Four Methods / John R. Wilmoth.".
- catalog title "Health and mortality among elderly populations / edited by Graziella Caselli and Alan D. Lopez.".
- catalog type "text".