Epidemiological studies on social and medical conditions of the elderly
İÇİNDEKİLERCONTENTSIntroduction ........................................................................................................... PART I. GENERAL REVIEW Aging among those of advanced age....................................................................... Physiology of aging........................................................................................... Lifestyle factors ................................................................................................. Sex differences................................................................................................... Health and aging from vital statistics...................................................................... Nordic countries................................................................................................ Japan ................................................................................................................ Canada .............................................................................................................. Prevalence of disability and disease in the elderly ................................................... Disability, handicap and need for institutional care ......................................... Traffic accidents............................................................................................... Somatic diseases............................................................................................... Dementia ......................................................................................................... Cancer.............................................................................................................. PART II. DETAILED REVIEW OF SPECIFIC STUDIES Muscle function in old age with special reference to muscle morphology, effect of training and capacity in activities of daily living............................................... Prevalence of mental illness among 70-year-olds domiciled in nine Copenhagen suburbs (the Glostrup survey).......................................................................... Services for the elderly (Scottish Home and Health Department).......................... The sociomedkal investigation of the care of the elderly in Oslo: a running survey............................................................................................... Needs of the elderly in the Scottish borders (Scottish Home and Health Department)......................................................................................... The Lundby project............................................................................................... The elderly at home: a survey on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Security. London ................................................................................... The measurement of need in old people (Scottish Home and Health Department! .........................................................................................  |
