Health Among the Elderly in Germany: New Evidence on Disease, Disability and Care Need (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783847406068)

Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains still controversial. Three topics are explored: (1) vanguard groups which inform about possible levels of health if the general social and environmental conditions were to approach those of the vanguard group; (2) the social and behavioral determinants of health differentiated into proximal and distal factors; (3) vulnerable groups such as migrants and the health differences between migrant groups. Newly available population-based data as well as new study designs and advanced stati¬stical modelling form the basis for the empirical analyses.

Author: Gabriele Doblhammer-Reiter
ISBN-10: 384740606X
ISBN-13: 9783847406068
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2014
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.90w x 0.80d