"This volume consists of papers presented at a conference held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in October 2004"--P. xi.
Introduction / David M. Cutler, David A. Wise, and Richard G. Woodbury
The health of older men in the past / Dora L. Costa
Arthritis : changes in its prevalence during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Paula Canavese and Robert W. Fogel
Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in trends in old-age disability / Robert F. Schoeni, Vicki A. Freedman, and Linda G. Martin
Pathways to disability : predicting health trajectories / Florian Heiss ... [et al.]
Clinical pathways to disability / Mary Beth Landrum, Kate A. Stewart, and David M. Cutler
Intensive medical care and cardiovascular disease disability reductions / David M. Cutler, Mary Beth Landrum, and Kate A. Stewart
Are baby boomers aging better than their predecessors? Trends in overweight, arthritis, and mobility difficulty / Suzanne G. Leveille, Christina C. Wee, and Lisa I. Iezzoni
Disability and spending growth / Michael E. Chernew ... [et al.]
Work disability is a pain in the ****, especially in England, the Netherlands, and the United States / James Banks ... [et al.]
Disability risk and the value of disability insurance / Amitabh Chandra and Andrew A. Samwick
Why are the disability rolls skyrocketing? The contribution of population characteristics, economic conditions, and program generosity / Mark Duggan and Scott A. Imberman
Early retirement and DI/SSI applications : exploring the impact of depression / Rena M. Conti, Ernst R. Berndt, and Richard G. Frank
Trends in assistance with daily activities : racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist in the U.S. older population / Vicki A. Freedman ... [et al.]
How do Medicare beneficiaries with physical and sensory disabilities feel about their health care? / Lisa I. Iezzoni, Jane R. Soukup, and Suzanne G. Leveille
Inter-spousal mortality effects : caregiver burden across the spectrum of disabling disease / Nicholas A. Christakis and Paul D. Allison.
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Health at older ages : the causes and consequences of declining disability among the elderly. ISBN 9780226132310. Published by University of Chicago Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
