Health in Old Age: Myth, Mystery and Management (Rethinking Ageing Series) [Hardcover]

Moyra Sidell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0335193366 | ISBN-13: 978-0335193363 | Publication Date: November 1994 | Edition: 1

By juxtaposing detailed case histories and first-person accounts from older people with "official statistics" on the health of "the elderly", this book explores the myths and mysteries which surround the subject of health in later life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book is well-written and presented and covers a wide range of issues and information in an accessible form ... It is well-referenced throughout, sign-posting the reader to further reading. It will be of interest to all health professionals who wish to expand their knowledge about the health of older people." - Health Visitor "Moyra Sidell's book is probably the best integration of qualitative and quantitative research about health in old age that I have read. This is a cogent, spirited, well written book which should be on the shelves of all health psychologists and those concernedwith health in old age at all levels of the health care system."- Health Psychology Update "...well written and raises important questions concerning the care of older people in the 1990s and beyond...it should provide a useful introduction for students of medicine and psychology and those new to gerontology, as well as appealing to nurses and others wishing to specialize in the careof the elderly." - Age & Ageing "This isa fine well-researched and referenced book...It deserves to be widelyread for it should help 'the blind' to see." - Ageing& Society --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 178 pages
• Publisher: Open Univ Pr; 1 edition (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0335193366
• ISBN-13: 978-0335193363
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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