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Aging and health for the US elderly : a health primer for ages 60 to 90 years / Harold L. Kennedy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kennedy, Harold L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Medical care--United States.
- Older people.
- Older people--Medical care.
- United States.
- Older people--Services for--United States.
- Older people--Services for.
- Older people--Care--United States.
- Older people--Care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 171 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword by Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC, FAHA
- Part I. Primer of Health Literacy
- Chapter One. Introduction to Part I
- Chapter Two. Life's Cycle
- Chapter Three. Comorbidities
- Chapter Four. Medical Eras
- Chapter Five. The US Health Care System in 2020
- Part II. The Elderly Health Pyramid
- Chapter Six. Introduction to Part II
- Chapter Seven. Prevention, Surveillance, and Wellness
- Chapter Eight. Genetics, Lifestyle and, Preventive Measures
- Chapter Nine. Physical Health of Elderly Men
- Chapter Ten. Physical Health of Elderly Women
- Chapter Eleven. Psycho-Social Determinants of Disease
- Part III. Concluding Remarks
- Chapter Twelve. Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 16, 2021).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kennedy, Harold R.. Aging and health for the US elderly
- ISBN:
- 0826274617
- 9780826274618
- Publisher Number:
- 99988065713
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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