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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Access |
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Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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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.
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Urban health.
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Long-Term Care.
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Geriatric Assessment.
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Health Services for the Aged.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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Urban Health.
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London.
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New York.
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Paris.
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Tokyo.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
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Older people -- Long-term care.
(OCoLC)fst01199455
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Urban health. (OCoLC)fst01162445
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Alter.
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Altern.
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Gesundheit.
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Grossstadt.
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Internationaler Vergleich.
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Metropole.
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Alter.
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Added Author |
Rodwin, Victor.
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Gusmano, Michael K.
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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.) |
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0826591957 (electronic bk.) |
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