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Epidemiology in old age
Author(s)Shah Ebrahim, Alex Kalache
PublisherBMJ Publishing Group, London, 1996
Pages436 pp
SourceBMJ Publishing Group, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR.
KeywordsHealth [elderly] ; Health services ; Policy.
AnnotationProvides an introduction to the biological mechanisms of ageing and the principles of epidemiology in older age, looks at health service use and considers risk factors and health status assessment in older age, and looks at the epidemiology and health policy implications of a range of common diseases and problems affecting older people, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease, depression, osteoporosis, cancer, incontinence, falls and confusion.
Accession NumberCPA-960702001 B
ClassmarkCC: L: QAD

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