Medicine: general issues books

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Originally published in 1966, this was the first full-length study by a sociologist of isolation in old age. Although...  Read More >>

First published in 1973, this study describes the last 12 months in the lives of 785 adults. Based mainly on the...  Read More >>

In the 1960s, planning the development of services for the elderly was a subject of importance in Britain. First...  Read More >>

In 1980 old people comprised over half the clients of Local Authority Social Services Departments and accounted...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, this title presents the results of a study of the experiences and attitudes of over 350...  Read More >>

First published in 1984, the title looks at the field of elderly care and domiciliary work from the perspective...  Read More >>

First published in 1989, this title explores the lives of people who have lost sight in late life as a result of...  Read More >>

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First published in 1981, this book provides an in-depth study of how old age was experienced in contemporary Australian...  Read More >>

In this title, first published in 1976, Gore explores some of the problems which face older people in the family...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, this book defines sheltered housing, traces its development in Western society and analyses...  Read More >>

In the 1980s few studies adopted a positive attitude to ageing and elderly people. First published in 1986, reissued...  Read More >>

Visual disability (including blindness) is of major significance among the elderly, and since it is so crucial to...  Read More >>

During the 1970s and 1980s prescription and over-the-counter drugs had come to play a major role in the health care...  Read More >>

First published in 1976, Caring for Elderly People rapidly established itself as a standard guide for anyone dealing...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1988, the authors looked at the medicines prescribed for, and taken by, a nationally representative...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1982, in this book experts describe the geriatric services in Britain at the time, a country...  Read More >>

First published in 1981, this book presented an important contribution toward the necessity for a multidisciplinary,...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1986, this title presents papers from the British Society of Gerontology annual conference...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, this title looks at why it is that women come to care, and considers the legacy of their...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1987, this volume, and the working conference that preceded it, broke new ground in addressing...  Read More >>

First published in 1983, this study examined people over the age of 65 living in New York and London. The people...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1977, Old Age in European Society provides an historical perspective on aging. Starting...  Read More >>