| Description |
xiv, 377 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An overview of research on aging, health, and behavior / Marcia G. Ory, Ronald Peter Abeles, and Paula Darby Lipman -- Health-related behavior : concepts and methods / Kathryn Dean -- Informal and formal health care systems serving older persons / Gordon H. DeFriese and Alison Woomert -- The behavior system of dependency in the elderly : interaction with the social environment / Margret M. Baltes and Hans-Werner Wahl -- Vigilant coping and health behavior / Howard Leventhal, Elaine A. Leventhal, and Pamela M. Schaefer -- Coping with chronic illness and disability / H. Asuman Kiyak and Soo Borson -- Sense of control, aging, and health / Judith Rodin and Christine Timko -- Aging, stress, and illness : psychobiological linkages / Thomas M. Vogt -- |
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Disease prevention and health promotion with older adults / William Rakowski -- Intervening in social systems to promote health / Lennart Levi -- Social characteristics, social structure, and health in the aging population / Carroll L. Estes and Thomas G. Rundall -- Forecasting health and functioning in aging societies : implications for health care and staffing needs / Kenneth G. Manton and Richard Suzman. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Health and hygiene.
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Older people -- Health and hygiene. |
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Health behavior.
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Health behavior. |
| Indexed Term |
Old persons Health |
| Added Author |
Ory, Marcia G.
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Abeles, Ronald P., 1944-
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Lipman, Paula Darby.
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| ISBN |
0803943423 cloth |
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9780803943421 cloth |
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0803943431 paperback |
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9780803943438 paperback |
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