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"This volume is uncontestably the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject of self-care available to date. It should set the stage for a new policy perspective on building a health care system that incorporates self-care at its core."--Lowell S. Levin, Yale School of Public...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ory, Marcia G., DeFriese, Gordon H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub., ©1998.
Temas:
Older people > Medical care > Social aspects > United States.
Older people > Care > Government policy > United States.
Older people > Health and hygiene > United States.
Self-care, Health > United States.
Older people.
Self-care, Health.
Medical policy.
Aged
Self Care
Health Policy
Social Support
Personnes âgées > Soins médicaux > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Soins > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis.
Autothérapie > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées.
Autothérapie.
Politique sanitaire.
elderly.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Older people > Health and hygiene.
United States
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This volume is uncontestably the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject of self-care available to date. It should set the stage for a new policy perspective on building a health care system that incorporates self-care at its core."--Lowell S. Levin, Yale School of Public Health. Practitioners and researchers who work with older adults are challenged to find ways to strengthen an elderly person's capacity to cope wiht age-related changes that threaten independence. This volume assesses the efficacy of self-care in maintaining autonomy. It applies a broad definition
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxvi, 267 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826196958
0826196950

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