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Aging and Chronic Disorders

What impact does chronic disease have on aging, and what can we do about it? Aging and Chronic Disorders brings the most up-to-date answers into clear, readable focus. Focusing on the most prevalent conditions affecting older adults (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoporosis, osteoarthr...

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Main Authors: Morewitz, Stephen J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Goldstein, Mark L. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Subjects:
Health promotion.
Epidemiology.
Applied mathematics.
Engineering mathematics.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Applications of Mathematics.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70857-7
Table of Contents:
  • Chronic Disorders in an Aging Population: Epidemiology
  • Elders and Health Care Utilization and Costs
  • Chronic Disease and Quality of Life in Older Adults
  • Psychological Problems in the Elderly
  • Cognitive Changes in Older Adults
  • Seniors with Diabetes Mellitus
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, and Low Back Pain in Older Adults
  • Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
  • Seniors with Cancer.

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