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Title Growing older in world cities : New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo / Victor G. Rodwin, and Michael K. Gusmano, editors.

Publication Info. Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xix, 396 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Growing older in world cities: implications for health and long-term care policy / Victor G. Rodwin, Michael K. Gusmano and Robert N. Butler -- How can we compare New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo? defining spatial units of analysis / Victor G Rodwin and Michael K. Gusmano -- Growing old in the city that never sleeps: aging in New York / Emanuel Tobier -- The health of older New Yorkers / Daniel Weisz and Michael K. Gusmano -- Organizing care for older persons in New York: the social class vulnerabilities of a world city / David Barton Smith -- The housing of older New Yorkers / Kenneth Knapp -- Lifestyle patterns, social networks, and use of formal services in New York: the impact of ethnicity, class, and culture on older people / Marjorie H. Cantor -- Aging, health, and social services in London / Anthony M. Warnes -- Inequalities among older people in London: the challenge of diversity / Maria Evandrou -- Long-term care facilities in London / Inge Strüder and Tony M. Warnes -- Living arrangements and housing among older people in London / Tony M. Warnes and Inge Strüder -- Growing older in the city of light / Victor G. Rodwin -- The health of older Parisians / Veronique Lucas-Gabrielli, Philippe Päpin and Franìois Tonnellier.
Inequalities and quality of life among older persons in Paris / Marie-éve Joæl and Robert Haas -- Living arrangements and long-term care for older persons in Paris / Florence d Maria, Victor G. Rodwin, and Marc Esponda -- Tokyo: a pathbreaker in long-term care? / Naoki Ikegami -- Aging, socioeconomic status, and neighborhood differences in Tokyo / Yukiko Kudo -- The challenge of aging in a global city: Tokyo / Yasuo Takagi -- Growing old with Tokyo / John C. Campbell and Ruth Campbell.
Creativity under uniformity: implementation of Japan's new long-term care insurance in central Tokyo / Etsuji Okamoto -- Long-term care in Tokyo: home or institutional care? / Keiko Honda -- The continuum of long-term care in world cities: from institutionalization to home care / Gabriel Montero, Michael K. Gusmano, and Victor G. Rodwin -- Growing older in world cities: themes, interpretations and future research / Michael K. Gusmano and Victor G. Rodwin.
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Summary New cross-national data on urban living conditions and health care for older people.
Subject Older people -- Long-term care.
Urban health.
Long-Term Care.
Geriatric Assessment.
Health Services for the Aged.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Urban Health.
London.
New York.
Paris.
Tokyo.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
Older people -- Long-term care. (OCoLC)fst01199455
Urban health. (OCoLC)fst01162445
Alter.
Altern.
Gesundheit.
Grossstadt.
Internationaler Vergleich.
Metropole.
Alter.
Added Author Rodwin, Victor.
Gusmano, Michael K.
Other Form: Print version: Growing older in world cities. 1st ed. Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006 9780826514899 (DLC) 2005005460 (OCoLC)57965853
ISBN 9780826591951 (electronic bk.)
0826591957 (electronic bk.)
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