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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828632503321

Titolo

Baby boomers [[electronic resource] ] : can my eighties be like my fifties? / / M. Joanna Mellor, Helen Rehr, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer, c2005

ISBN

1-281-81157-2

9786611811570

0-8261-9756-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Lifestyles and issues in aging series

Altri autori (Persone)

MellorM. Joanna

RehrHelen

Disciplina

613/.0438

Soggetti

Baby boom generation - Health and hygiene - United States

Baby boom generation - United States - Psychology

Baby boom generation - Retirement - United States

Baby boom generation - United States - Social conditions - 21st century

Health attitudes - Age factors - United States

Health behavior - Age factors - United States

Medical care - Needs assessment - United States

Medical care - United States - Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: an unsuspecting future / Helen Rehr -- Overviews: current seniors, baby boomers, minorities, and health disparities -- A baby boomer's perception of the baby boom era / Sue Woodman -- Income security -- Health care security -- Long term care -- End-of-life-care / Karen O. Kaplan -- Retirement, lifestyle, and roles -- Living arrangement -- Aging in place  / Fredda Vladeck -- Health care professionals and their education -- Community collaboration and advocacy -- Can my eighties be like my fifties?

Sommario/riassunto

"Based on a conference funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this book brings together baby boomers and health care professionals to explore baby boomers' perceptions of their future



social-health care expectations and needs"--Provided by publisher.