Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... improved health . The medical establishment has come under increasing pressure to demonstrate that increased spending brings tangible benefits in terms of improved health . Indeed , there is growing political recognition that ...
... improved health . The medical establishment has come under increasing pressure to demonstrate that increased spending brings tangible benefits in terms of improved health . Indeed , there is growing political recognition that ...
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... improved diet , public health improvements , and a variety of anti- poverty measures rather than any significant improvement in medical intervention . Statistics concerning life expectation are misleading . Improved longevity can be ...
... improved diet , public health improvements , and a variety of anti- poverty measures rather than any significant improvement in medical intervention . Statistics concerning life expectation are misleading . Improved longevity can be ...
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... improvements in health have been the direct result of improved housing , working conditions , diet , water supply , sewerage and garbage disposal . The link between social organization and health is hotly disputed . It has been claimed ...
... improvements in health have been the direct result of improved housing , working conditions , diet , water supply , sewerage and garbage disposal . The link between social organization and health is hotly disputed . It has been claimed ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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