Assessing the health status of older adults

Author(s)

• Andresen, Elena
• Rothenberg, Barbara
• Zimmer, James G.

Bibliographic Information

Assessing the health status of older adults

Elena Andresen, Barbara Rothenberg, James G. Zimmer, editors

Springer Publishing, c1997

Note

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume reviews widely used methods for measuring the health status of older adults and addresses the assets and limitations of the most useful instruments and procedures. The text summarizes and critiques the seminal literature on health assessment for older adults and provides suggestions for choosing among competing instruments for a variety of settings and uses.

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Details

• NCID: BA33426227
• ISBN:
  • 0826197809
• LCCN: 97020430
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxvi, 271 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC953
  • NLM : WT 30 A846 1997
  • DC21 : 618.97/075
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Aged -- Diseases -- Diagnosis
  • LCSH : Medical screening
  • LCSH : Health status indicators
  • MESH : Geriatric Assessment
  • MESH : Health Status Indicators -- in old age