This one-volume resource captures some of the excitement of the research in the field in terms of new findings as well as conceptual developments guiding research, practice, and policy.

An easy-to-understand, reassuring and comprehensive guide to aging, designed to help retain a sense of independence and control over health and well-being. It covers both how to stay healthy and what to do when health problems occur.

The book provides a range of information on how to stay healthy and what to do when minor and major health problems occur, and is enhanced by photographs and practical tips.

... Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007. Moody, Harry R. Aging: Concepts and Controversies. 5th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2006. Morrow-Howell, Nancy, James Hinterlong, and Michael Sherraden, eds. Productive ...

... Encyclopedia of Health and Aging Edited by Kyriakos S. Markides , Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health and Sealy Center on Aging , University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging ...

... Encyclopedia of Health and Aging . Ed . by Kyriakos S. Markides . Los Angeles : Sage , 2007. 675p . alkaline $ 150 ( ISBN 978-1-4129-0949-5 ) . Over the past several years , a number of encyclopedias on aging have been published . Works ...

... Encyclopedia of Health and Aging : The Complete Guide to Health and Well - Being in Your Later Years ( rev . ed . , Key Porter , 2001 ) and The Encyclo- pedia of Aging and the Elderly ( Facts On File , 1992 ) . The new edition of the ...

This book explores the ways in which statistical models, methods, and research designs can be used to open new possibilities for APC analysis.

Its multidisciplinary coverage and scope of topics make this volume an invaluable reference for academic and public libraries. Americans are living longer, and the elder population is growing larger.