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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| 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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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xv, 323 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 362.1/9897/00973021 |
| Soggetto topico: | Older people - Care |
| Altri autori: |
GilfordDorothy M
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 the quality of care - especially long-term care. This book also presents recommendations for increasing and improving the data. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Aging population in the twenty-first century |
| ISBN: | 9786610214945 |
| 9781280214943 | |
| 1280214945 | |
| 9780309555258 | |
| 0309555256 | |
| 9780585143231 | |
| 0585143234 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910970738103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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