03700nam a22003974a 4500 ebr10288721 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080226s2008 ilua sbs 101 0 eng 2008008844 101467063 DNLM 9780226132310 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226132315 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)435673280 n-us--- RA408.A3 H33 2008eb 618.97 22 Health at older ages [electronic resource] : the causes and consequences of declining disability among the elderly / edited by David M. Cutler and David A. Wise. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008. xi, 494 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report "This volume consists of papers presented at a conference held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in October 2004"--P. xi. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Older people Health and hygiene United States Statistics. Older people with disabilities United States Statistics. Electronic books. local Cutler, David M. Wise, David A. ebrary, Inc. National Bureau of Economic Research conference report. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10288721 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 545 545