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The health status of the "old-old"
— a reconsideration | | Author(s) | Burton P Halpert, Mary K Zimmerman |
| Journal title | Social Science and Medicine, vol 22, no 9, 1986 |
| Pages | pp 893-899 |
| Keywords | Over 70s ; Health [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health services ; Usage [services]. |
| Annotation | Drawing on notions of "compression of morbidity" and survivorship for the old-old (over 75s), it is suggested that distinctions based on factors other than age be used to identify groups with increased risk and needs for health care. |
| Accession Number | CPA-901003034 |
| Classmark | BBK: CC: F: L: QLD * |
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