Research and the ageing population.
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| Imprint: | Chichester ; New York : Wiley, 1988. |
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| Description: | xi, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ciba Foundation symposium 134 Ciba Foundation symposium new ser., 134. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/889028 |
| Summary: | This international symposium focuses on the contributions that biomedical research is making to the provision of proper health care for the increasing numbers of elderly people in all countries, developed and developing. Recent, encouraging developments in the areas of malignancy, dementia, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease are emphasized. Also addresses new ways of planning health care and social support systems for the elderly. |
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| Item Description: | Editors: David Evered (organizer) and Julie Whelan. "Symposium on Research and the Ageing Population, held at the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 28-30 April 1987"--P. v. "A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
| Physical Description: | xi, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0471914207 |
