Ageing Well: Nutrition, Health, and Social InterventionsAlan D. Dangour, Emily M. D. Grundy, Astrid E. Fletcher CRC Press, 12. mar. 2007 - 192 strani Many current public health actions and policies aimed at older people revolve around the often prevailing view that failing health is a consequence of ageing. It is now clear that it is possible to postpone or even prevent much of the age-related decline in health that was once thought inevitable. Future policies must recognise this changing paradi |
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chapter one Introduction | 1 |
chapter two Nutritional concerns in old age | 5 |
chapter three Regular exercisethe best investment for our old age | 17 |
cataract and agerelated macular degeneration | 25 |
implications for the quality of life of older people in care homes | 35 |
why initial intelligence is important | 51 |
chapter seven Health inequalities in old age in Britain | 67 |
developed country perspectives | 85 |
chapter nine Energy efficiency and the health of older people | 103 |
an economic perspective | 117 |
chapter eleven Methodological issues in assessing the costeffectiveness of interventions to improve the health of older people | 127 |
older people in England 20052006 | 139 |
policy practice and research | 155 |
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Back cover | 179 |
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