Ageing well
Subtitle: nutrition, health, and social interventions
By: edited by Alan D. Dangour, Emily M.D. Grundy, and Astrid E. Fletcher.
Contributors: Dangour, Alan D.; Fletcher, Astrid E.; Grundy, Emily M. D.
Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology series -- 47
Publisher: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780849374746
Subjects: Aging -- Nutritional aspects.; Longevity -- Social aspects.; Aging -- Prevention.; Aging.; Developed Countries.; Health Policy.; Quality of Life.; Socioeconomic Factors.
Other titles: Aging well
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: Nutritional concerns in old age / Lisette C.P.G.M. de Groot and Wija A. van Staveren; Regular exercise, the best investment for our old age / Marion E.T. McMurdo; Major eye diseases of later life: cataract and age related macular degeneration / Astrid E. Fletcher; Reminiscence in everyday talk between older people and their carers: implications for the quality of life of older people in care homes / Fiona Wilson ... [et al.]; Retention of cognitive function in old age: why initial intelligence is important / Lawrence J. Whalley; Health inequalities in old age in Britain / Elizabeth Breeze; Demographic change, family support, and ageing well: developed country perspectives / Emily M.D. Grundy; Energy efficiency and health of older people / Paul Wilkinson; Ageing, health, and welfare: an economic perspective / Charles Normand; Methodological issues in assessing the cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve the health of older people / Damian Walker and Cristian Aedo; Minimum income for healthy living: older people England 2005-2006 / Jerry Morris ... [et al.]; Responding to increasing human longevity: policy, practice, and research / David Metz.