Epidemiology of Aging

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Av Anne Newman, Jane A. Cauley, Anne B. Newman

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This book is designed to summarize unique methodological issues relevant to the study of aging, biomarkers of aging and the biology/physiology of aging and in-depth discussions of the etiology and epidemiology of common geriatric syndromes and diseases.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-12-11
Mått178 x 254 x 38 mm
Vikt1 361 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor610
Upplaga2012
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789400750609

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Epidemiologi och medicinsk statistik inom Medicin
Geriatrik inom Medicin
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Medicinsk utrustning och medicinska tekniker inom Medicin
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Section 1 Methods.- 1 The Demography of Aging.- 2 Conducting Case-Control and Cohort Studies in Older Adults.- 3 Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trials.– 4 Target populations, recruitment, retention, and optimal testing methods: Methodological issues for studies in the epidemiology of aging.- 5 Nursing Home Research.- 6 Use of proxies and informants.- 7 Assessing Functional Status and Disability in Epidemiologic Studies.- 8 Comorbidity and Multimorbidity.- 9 Measurement of Social Factors in Aging Research.- 10 Lifecourse Epidemiology and Aging.- 11 Using Epidemiology to Inform Community Health Programs and Policy.- Section 2 Aging, Geriatric Syndromes and Common Conditions.- 12 Understanding the aging process using epidemiologic approaches.- 13 Genetics of Human Longevity and Healthy Aging.- 14 Aging, Infection and Immunity.- 15 Nutritional Epidemiology in Aging.- 16 Body composition and aging.- 17 Epidemiology of Falls and Mobility Disorders.- 18 Medication Use in Older Adults.- 19 Visual Impairment.- 20 Age-Related Hearing Loss.- 21 Oral Health and the Epidemiology of Oral Disease in Older Adults.- 22 Epidemiology of Cancer and Aging.- 23 The Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Disease in Older Adults.- 24 Asthma and COPD.- 25 The Impact of Diabetes in Older Adults.- 26 The Pre-Diabetic, Insulin-Resistant State.- 27 Chronic Kidney Disease.- 28 Osteoporosis.- 29 Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis.- 30 Stroke Epidemiology and Prevention.- 31 Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.- 32 Depression and other common mental health disorders in old age.