Health and mortality among elderly populations
By: edited by Graziella Caselli and Alan D. Lopez.
Contributors: Caselli, Graziella.; Lopez, Alan D.
Series: International studies in demography
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press; Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Older people -- Mortality.; Older people -- Health and hygiene.; Life expectancy.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.