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Older people who are found dead: falling through the net in life and in death — paper presented at the 16th World Congress of Gerontology, Adelaide, Australia, 17-23rd August 1997
Author(s)	John Adams, Julia Johnson
Corporate Author	Australian Association of Gerontology
Publisher	unpublished, 1997
Pages	unnumbered
Source	Julia Johnson, School of Health and Social Welfare, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA.
Keywords	Death ; Living alone ; Research ; United Kingdom ; Lecture papers.
Annotation	This paper reviews the current knowledge about older people who are 'found dead' in their own homes in Britain, and how information on such deaths is obtained and recorded. It argues that the present system of death certification in Britain, which focuses solely on the medical cause of death, is inadequate, and should be replaced by a process that systematically reviews the social circumstances surrounding such deaths. Two main British studies of older people found dead in Britain are reviewed: "Found dead: a study of old people found dead", by Jonathan Bradshaw et al" and "Deaths of people alone" by Kenneth Howse and Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA), commissioned by Help the Aged.
Accession Number	CPA-980113215 P
Classmark	CW: K8: 3A: 8: 6MA *
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