Encyclopedia of Health & Aging - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 141290949X ISBN 13 : 9781412909495

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2007

Synopsis

The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on health and aging. This one-volume resource captures some of the excitement of the research in the field in terms of new findings as well as conceptual developments guiding research, practice, and policy. With more than 200 entries, it covers the biological, psychological, social, and economic aspects of health and aging and impacts within the health-care system. This Encyclopedia also focuses heavily on geriatrics with respect to geriatric syndromes and common diseases of aging.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kyriakos S. Markides, Ph.D., is Annie and John Gnitzinger Professor of Aging Studies at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He is the author or co-author of 210 publications, most of which are in the field of health and aging. The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) has recently listed Dr. Markides among the most highly cited scientists in the world. He has extensive editorial experience including being the founding and current Editor of the Journal of Aging and Health (SAGE). Dr. Markides has also edited a number of related books, including Minorities, Aging, and Health (SAGE).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 141290949X
• ISBN 13: 9781412909495
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 650
• Éditeur: Markides Kyriakos S., Blazer Dan G., Branch Laurence G., Studenski Stephanie M.D.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible