Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans /:

Older Americans, even the oldest, can now expect to live years longer than those who reached the same ages even a few decades ago. Although survival has improved for all racial and ethnic groups, strong differences persist, both in life expectancy and in the causes of disability and death at older a...

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Körperschaft: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population
Weitere Verfasser: Martin, Linda G., 1947-, Soldo, Beth J.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
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Zusammenfassung:Older Americans, even the oldest, can now expect to live years longer than those who reached the same ages even a few decades ago. Although survival has improved for all racial and ethnic groups, strong differences persist, both in life expectancy and in the causes of disability and death at older ages. This volume examines trends in mortality rates and selected causes of disability (cardiovascular disease, dementia) for older people of different racial and ethnic groups.
The determinants of these trends and differences are also investigated, including differences in access to health care and experiences in early life, diet, health behaviors, genetic background, social class, wealth and income. Groups often neglected in analyses of national data, such as the elderly Hispanics and Asian Americans of different origin and immigrant generations, are compared. The volume provides understanding of research bearing on the health status and survival of the fastest-growing segment of the American population.
Beschreibung:Revised versions of some of the papers originally presented at a workshop held Dec. 1994 in Washington.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 300 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0585030138
9780585030135
1280192291
9781280192296
9786610192298
6610192294
0309553067
9780309553063
9780309175562
0309175569

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