Includes papers from a symposium held July 18-20, 1983 at the National Academy of Sciences.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents
Summary -- Waxing of the gray, waning of the green / David L. Rabin -- Active life expectancy: societal implications / Sidney Katz, David S. Greer, John C. Beck, Laurence G. Branch, and William D. Spector -- Health, disease, and cardiovascular aging / Edward G. Lakatta -- Depressive illness in late life / Dan Blazer -- Aging and age-dependent disease: cognition and dementia / Robert Katzman -- Informal social support systems for the frail elderly / Barbara Silverstone -- Financing long-term care for the elderly: institutions, incentives, issues / Anne R. Somers.