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Grand challenges of our aging society : workshop summary /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington D.C. :
National Academies Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction. Grand challenges of our aging society. Introductory remarks / Ronald Lee
- 2. Biological research, medical advances, and ethical considerations. Extending the life span / Richard A. Miller
- The biology of frailty / Linda P. Fried
- Allocating scarce health care resources / David B. Reuben
- 3. Enhancing healthy aging. Strategies for health promotion / Robert N. Butler
- Obesity among older people / Gordon L. Jensen
- Exercise and cognition / Arthur Kramer
- Racial disparities and communication / M. Chris Gibbons
- 4. Macroeconomic and financial impacts. General macroeconomic overview / Axel H. Börsch-Supan
- Macroeconomic and financial impacts of aging / Robin Brooks
- An international perspective / David Canning
- 5. Income security and health care financing programs. Income security for an aging population / Alicia Munnell
- Health care financing / Kenneth M. Langa
- An international perspective / Andrew Mason
- 6. Social institutions and policies. Will institutions and policies permit sufficient flexibility / Phyllis Moen
- The growing imperative for structural change / Richard V. Burkhauser
- 7. Community responses. Transportation / Sandra Rosenbloom
- Technology, aging, and innovation / Joseph F. Coughlin
- 8. Summary discussion.