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UNINA9910819273203321 |
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Titolo |
The Aging population in the twenty-first century : statistics for health policy / / Dorothy M. Gilford, editor ; Panel on Statistics for an Aging Population, Sam Shapiro, chair, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-21494-5 |
9786610214945 |
0-309-55525-6 |
0-585-14323-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 323 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Older people - Medical care - United States - Statistics |
Older people - Diseases - United States - Forecasting |
Health planning - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction and Summary of Recommendations; 3 2 Social, Economic, and Demographic Changes Among the Elderly; 4 3 Health Status and Quality of Life; 5 4 Health Transitions and the Compression of Morbidity; 6 5 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; 7 6 Quality of Care; 8 7 Long-term Care; 9 8 The Financing of Health Care Services for the Elderly; 10 9 Health Services Utilization; 11 10 Enhancing the Utility of Statistical Systems; 12 11 Statistical Methodology for Health Policy Analysis; 13 References; 14 A Background Papers; 15 B Effects of Budgetary Constraints on Federal Statistical Programs; 16 C Descriptions of Data Bases Mentioned in the Panel's Recommendations; 17 D Long-term Health Care Minimum Data Set; 18 E Acronyms; 19 F Biographical Sketches |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines social, economic, and demographic changes among the aged, as well as many health-related topics: health promotion and disease prevention; quality of life; health care system financing and use; and |
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