{"product_id":"epidemiology-in-old-age-isbn-9780727909480","title":"Epidemiology in Old Age","description":"This major work with an internationally famous list of contributors deals with the ways in which needs assessment, service, evaluation, and public health and social policy may improve the care of elderly people in all societies. It discusses the methodology of epidemiological studies, risk factors, and the most common problems and diseases in old age. List of contributors \u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial preface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms of ageing 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of epidemiology in old age 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgeing worldwide 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemographic aspects 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisability free life expectancy 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgeing in developing countries: a case study of Brazil 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConduct of long term cohort sequential studies 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinical trials and meta-analysis 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth economics 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluation of health services 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth service use in mental illness 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth service use in physical illness 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity care 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValue of screening in old age 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreventive medicine 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth promotion 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccessful ageing 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional status 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical cardiovascular risk factors 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMigration and ethnicity 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality of life 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctional ability 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial networks and support 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypertension 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIschaemic heart disease 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStroke 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlzheimer's disease 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepressive illness 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOsteoporosis 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProximal femoral fracture 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthritis 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreast cancer 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProstatic cancer 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisual impairment 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHearing impairment 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncontinence 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFalls 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccidents 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocomotor disability 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfusion 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIatrogenesis 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDying 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Intersection of epidemiology and ageing 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 421\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eShah Ebrahim is the editor of Epidemiology in Old Age, published by Wiley. Alexandre Kalache is a medical epidemiologist specializing in the study of aging. Since 2012 he is President of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil and since 2015 co-President of the Global Alliance of International Longevity Centres.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMJ Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989150154981,"sku":"NP9780727909480","price":179.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780727909480.jpg?v=1761782999","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/epidemiology-in-old-age-isbn-9780727909480","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}