Health care for the elderly
Subtitle: regional responses to national policy issues
By: Kathleen Gainor Andreoli, Leigh Anne Musser, Stanley Joel Reiser, editors.
Contributors: Andreoli, Kathleen G.; Musser, Leigh Anne.; Reiser, Stanley Joel.; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.; Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher: Haworth Press; Routledge
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Older people -- Medical care -- Government policy -- United States -- Congresses; Community health services for older people -- United States -- Congresses; Aging -- Social aspects -- United States -- Congresses; Health Policy -- United States -- congresses; Health Services for the Aged -- United States -- congresses; Long Term Care -- in old age -- congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Leading experts in health policy, gerontology, economics, and ethics explore the potential impact of the growing number of elderly on our health care system. They provide valuable information on the continuing debate over national health care policy for the elderly versus a more decentralized.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Based on a conference held Apr. 18-19, 1985 in Houston; sponsored by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Institute of Medicine.
"Has also been published as Home health care services quarterly, volume 7, numbers 3/4, fall/winter 1986"--T.p. verso.