Epidemiology of Aging: An Ecological ApproachJones & Bartlett Learning, 2006 - 424 من الصفحات Epidemiology of Aging: An Ecological Approach is the first title to provide a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology of aging utilizing an ecological model. Using this approach, the author highlights the interplay of biological, social, and environmental factors affecting individuals, families, and communities. With a strong interdisciplinary focus, this book provides a clear, coherent structure to address the diversity of topics in this increasingly vital field. |
المحتوى
Chapter | 1 |
Chapter | 5 |
Epidemiologic Transitions and Changes in Life | 9 |
Development of a Longitudinal Research Base | 17 |
Toward an Epidemiology of Aging | 24 |
The Core Questions | 32 |
Chapter 2 | 39 |
9 | 79 |
Falls and Injuries | 220 |
Physical Functioning | 242 |
Socioeconomic Status | 248 |
Cognitive Functioning | 254 |
32 | 260 |
Disease and Comorbidities | 265 |
Conclusion | 295 |
39 | 296 |
Survival Mortality and Cause of Death | 85 |
12 | 87 |
13 | 108 |
Physical Functioning and Activities | 125 |
17 | 128 |
Disability | 139 |
2222 | 176 |
Demographic Patterns | 177 |
Living Arrangements Social Networks | 183 |
Physical Functioning | 189 |
Chapter 6 | 199 |
Health Behaviors | 213 |
General Health Frailty and Successful Aging | 303 |
Conducting Epidemiologic Studies | 327 |
Strategies | 346 |
Healthy Aging and Its Implications | 353 |
Representative Public Health Interventions | 368 |
47 | 371 |
Conclusion | 375 |
New Directions for Research and Policy | 382 |
| 403 | |
| 405 | |
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