Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 An overall perspective
- 2 What is health in old age?
- 3 The goals of health promotion for elderly people
- 4 A task for everyone
- 5 Critique of strategies
- 6 Cancer prevention
- 7 The prevention of non-cancerous health problems
- 8 Enhancing functional status
- 9 Strengthening support systems
- 10 Summary of problems and strategies
- 11 Tailoring strategies to individuals
- 12 Targeting, screening and surveillance in primary care
- 13 Practical aspects of implementation
- 14 The costs of preventive care and health promotion
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 An overall perspective
- 2 What is health in old age?
- 3 The goals of health promotion for elderly people
- 4 A task for everyone
- 5 Critique of strategies
- 6 Cancer prevention
- 7 The prevention of non-cancerous health problems
- 8 Enhancing functional status
- 9 Strengthening support systems
- 10 Summary of problems and strategies
- 11 Tailoring strategies to individuals
- 12 Targeting, screening and surveillance in primary care
- 13 Practical aspects of implementation
- 14 The costs of preventive care and health promotion
- Index
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- Preventive Care for Elderly People , pp. i - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993