Aging and Chronic Disorders

• Main Authors: Morewitz, Stephen J. (Author), Goldstein, Mark L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Health promotion.; Epidemiology.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Applications of Mathematics.

What impact does chronic disease have on aging, and what can we do about it? Aging and Chronic Disorders brings the most up-to-date answers into clear, readable focus. Focusing on the most prevalent conditions affecting older adults (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoporosis, osteoarthr...

Table of Contents:

• Chronic Disorders in an Aging Population: Epidemiology
• Elders and Health Care Utilization and Costs
• Chronic Disease and Quality of Life in Older Adults
• Psychological Problems in the Elderly
• Cognitive Changes in Older Adults
• Seniors with Diabetes Mellitus
• Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, and Low Back Pain in Older Adults
• Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
• Seniors with Cancer.