Ageing, health and care

Christina R Victor author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bristol University Press

Published:1st Jul '10

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The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's important textbook provides comprehensive overview of the experiences of older people, chapters on physical health, mental health, disability and lifestyle, a thesis of current policy developments, the key debates on the future health of elders and an international, up-to-date perspective. Written by a leader in the field, the book covers key questions such as the fitness of future older people, the widening inequalities in their health and whether health in old age is related to habits and behaviour in earlier life.

"An extremely insightful and thought-provoking book, presenting a wide range of relevant issues for consideration to help the reader more fully appreciate the helath and social care dynamics of ageing." Richard Bryant-Jefferies, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
"As a text that can be read as a whole or picked off in chunks, this is a good primer in the gerontological library." Age & Ageing
"A comprehensive overview of the key questions concerning healthy ageing ... this book is ideal for professionals and academics who have not previously worked on the subject and want to get a first introduction." International Journal of Integrated Care
"[Ageing, health and care] offers an excellent in-depth examination of the health of the elderly in Great Britain with some international comparisons." International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

ISBN: 9781847420879

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232 pages