Description: This edited volume provides a survey of the epidemiology of elderly populations. It is intended to present a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of the subject, including modelling the incidence of chronic diseases in the elderly, the different perspectives of actuarial and health care statistics, and assessing the impact of new technologies on the elderly populations.
Review Quotes: "...presents several challenges to the reader in that it covers a wide variety of topics in varying amounts of detail...References to the literature in all the related fields are extensive and up to date...In summary, this book is a worthwhile addition to the literature on aging research." (Journal of the American Statistical Association)