Forecasting the Health of Elderly Populations

Kenneth G. Manton

ISBN 10: 1461393345 / ISBN 13: 9781461393344

Published by Springer New York, 2011

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Models to forecast changes in mortality, morbidity, and disability in elderly populations are essential to national and state policies for health and welfare programs. This volume presents a wide-ranging survey of the forecasting of health of elderly populations, including the modelling of the incidence of chronic diseases in the elderly, the differing perspectives of actuarial and health care statistics, and an assessment of the impact of new technologies on the elderly population. Amongst the topics covered are - uncertainties in projections from census and social security data and actuarial approaches to forecasting - plausible ranges for population growth using biol ogical models and epidemiological time series data - the financing of long term care programs - the effects of major disabling diseases on health expenditures - forecasting cancer risks and risk factors As a result, this wide-ranging volume will become an indispensable reference for all those whose research touches on these topics.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forecasting the Health of Elderly Populations
• Publisher: Springer New York
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461393345
• ISBN 13: 9781461393344
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 21D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 581 grams

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Synopsis

This edited volume provides a survey of the epidemiology of elderly populations. It is intended to present a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of the subject, including modelling the incidence of chronic diseases in the elderly, the different perspectives of actuarial and health care statistics, and assessing the impact of new technologies on the elderly populations.

Review

"...presents several challenges to the reader in that it covers a wide variety of topics in varying amounts of detail...References to the literature in all the related fields are extensive and up to date...In summary, this book is a worthwhile addition to the literature on aging research." (Journal of the American Statistical Association)