Christina Victor

Ageing, Health and Care

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Ageing, Health and Care provides an international, up-to-date perspective on health and ageing, as well as a comprehensive overview of the health status and experiences of older people. Written by a leader in the field, this textbook covers key questions, such as the fitness of older people in the future, the widening inequalities in the health of older people, and the extent to which health in old age reflects habits and behavior in earlier life. The book includes chapters on physical health, mental health, disability, and lifestyle. Additionally, it offers a synthesis of current policy developments relating to health and social care for old… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-84742-088-6
EAN: 9781847420886
Produktnummer: 33457175
Verlag: Policy Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 232 S.
Masse: H24.1 cm x B17.5 cm x D1.8 cm 544 g
Auflage: New
Gewicht: 544

Über den Autor

CHRISTINA R. VICTOR is Professor of Gerontology and Public Health and Director for Health Ageing in the Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies at Brunel University, West London, and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. Her main research interests are in the areas of ageing and later life, including health status, social networks and social relationships, loneliness and isolation, and the ageing of minority communities. Her most recent book, The social world of older people, co-authored with Sasha Scambler and John Bond, was published by Open University Press in 2008.