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Overview
A clear guide to preventive medical care for the aged provides a concise up-to-date evaluation of the worth, risks, and cost of strategies for preventing disease (both cancer and non-cancer related), as well as for enhancing functional status and strengthening social support networks.This book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
A succinct, up-to-the-minute account of the benefit, risks and costs of preventive care measures for the elderly.
David O. Staats
This book initially examines the concept of health promotion as it applies to elderly persons and comprehensively reviews preventive measures for this population. The purpose is to explain health promotion and illness prevention for an older population. Measures for health promotion and illness prevention are exhaustively reviewed. Although an audience is not specified, in my opinion the book is aimed at public health authorities and specialists and trainees in preventive medicine and geriatrics. The exhaustive and complete reference list about all aspects of health promotion and disease prevention and an extensive summary table set this monograph apart from others on the subject. This compact book takes a comprehensive look at health prevention and wellness maintenance for older persons. After theoretical discussions and critiques, there is an exhaustive presentation and summary reviewing health prevention practices and methods for older persons. Very useful references make this a good book for most medical libraries.
Editorials
David O. Staats
This book initially examines the concept of health promotion as it applies to elderly persons and comprehensively reviews preventive measures for this population. The purpose is to explain health promotion and illness prevention for an older population. Measures for health promotion and illness prevention are exhaustively reviewed. Although an audience is not specified, in my opinion the book is aimed at public health authorities and specialists and trainees in preventive medicine and geriatrics. The exhaustive and complete reference list about all aspects of health promotion and disease prevention and an extensive summary table set this monograph apart from others on the subject. This compact book takes a comprehensive look at health prevention and wellness maintenance for older persons. After theoretical discussions and critiques, there is an exhaustive presentation and summary reviewing health prevention practices and methods for older persons. Very useful references make this a good book for most medical libraries.From The Critics
Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Description: This book initially examines the concept of health promotion as it applies to elderly persons and comprehensively reviews preventive measures for this population.
Purpose: The purpose is to explain health promotion and illness prevention for an older population. Measures for health promotion and illness prevention are exhaustively reviewed.
Audience: Although an audience is not specified, in my opinion the book is aimed at public health authorities and specialists and trainees in preventive medicine and geriatrics.
Features: The exhaustive and complete reference list about all aspects of health promotion and disease prevention and an extensive summary table set this monograph apart from others on the subject.
Assessment: This compact book takes a comprehensive look at health prevention and wellness maintenance for older persons. After theoretical discussions and critiques, there is an exhaustive presentation and summary reviewing health prevention practices and methods for older persons. Very useful references make this a good book for most medical libraries.
3 Stars from Doody