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Encyclopedia of Health and Aging

Kyriakos S. Markides University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
© 2007   680 pages   SAGE Publications, Inc   
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Hardcover ISBN: 9781412909495 $170.00
  • More than 230 entries cover biological, psychological, social, and economic aspects of health and aging and impacts within the helathcare system, with topics ranging from Alzheimer's Disease to economics of aging to managed care, stroke, widowhood, and more.
  • Entries describe landmark studies (e.g., Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging) as well as important programs relevant for an aging population (Medicare/Medicaid, Meals-on-Wheels, etc.).
  • A helpful appendix provides an annotated listing of online resources and organizations pertinent to the topic of health and aging.
  • Coverage is cross-disciplinary, with contributions from the fields of gerontology, health psychology, biology, sociology, health and medicine, and public policy.
  • Entries are written in an accessible style and format to appeal to as broad an audience as possible:  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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