| Description |
178 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Society for the Study of Human Biology ; 47 |
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Society for the Study of Human Biology series ; 47
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| Contents |
Nutritional concerns in old age / Lisette de Groot and Wija A. van Staveren -- Regular exercise, the best investment for our old age / Marion E.T. McMurdo -- Major eye diseases of later life: cataract and age related macular degeneration / Astrid E. Fletcher -- Reminiscence in everyday talk between older people and their carers: implications for the quality of life of older people in care homes / Fiona Wilson ... [et al.] -- Retention of cognitive function in old age: why initial intelligence is important / Lawrence Whalley -- Health inequalities in old age in Britain / Elizabeth Breeze -- Demographic change, family support, and ageing well: developed country perspectives / Emily Grundy -- Home energy efficiency and health / Paul Wilkinson -- Ageing, health, and welfare: an economic perspective / Charles Normand -- Methodological issues in assessing the cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve the health of older people / Damian Walker and Cristian Aedo -- Minimum income for healthy living: older people England 2005/6 / Jerry Morris ... [et al.] -- Responding to increasing human longevity: policy, practice, and research / David Metz |
| Analysis |
Nutrition |
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Nutrition |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Aging -- Nutritional aspects.
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Aging -- Prevention.
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Longevity -- Social aspects.
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Aging.
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Developed Countries.
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Health Policy.
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Quality of Life.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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| Author |
Dangour, Alan
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Fletcher, Astrid
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Grundy, Emily M. D.
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| LC no. |
2006032432 |
| ISBN |
084937474X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780849374746 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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