Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: A growing challenge
Definition of Alzheimer's Disease, its prevalence, profile, associated risk factors, limitations in activities of daily living, and costs.
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Alzheimer Disease, Chronic Disease, Risk Factors, Cost of Illness, Aged, Health of the Elderly
Hypertension: A common condition for older Americans
Definiton of hypertension, its prevalence by age, gender and race, associated risk factors, co-morbid chronic conditions, knowledge, use of services,impact on health and health care use.
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Hypertension, Aged, Health of the Elderly, Chronic diseases, cost of disease
Fundação Médico-Cultural de Gastroenterologia e Nutrição de São Paulo - FUGESP
Criada em 1985, é uma fundação médico cultural, sem fins lucrativos. O site informa sobre suas publicações, eventos, estatutos, apresenta novidades e artigos selecionados sobre o tema, disponibi...
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20/09/2002
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Public Health, 52503, Health, Gastroenterology, Alimentação e nutrição, taçãontação
ISMA - Brasil
O Brasil é o 13° país integrante da ISMA - International Stress Management Association, associação, sem fins lucrativos, de caráter internacional voltada à pesquisa e ao desenvolvimento da prev...
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Public Health, 50230, Health, Estresse
Associação Brasileira de Adolescência - ASBRA
A ASBRA, fundada em Brasília - DF, em l989, é uma entidade de caráter científico, voltada para a medicina do adolescente, sem fins lucrativos, de duração indeterminada, com sede mutável de acor...
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Public Health, Adolescent, 50230, MEDICINA DO ADOLESCENTE
Division of Family Health Services
This site presents family health services: strategic planning, customer and market focus, information and analysis, human resources focus, process management, abstinence, birth defects registry, child...
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Family Health, Health Services, Strategic Planning, Child Care, Nutrition Programs, Sexual Abstinence, Public Information, 16617, Health Workforce, Child Health Services, Immunization, Maternal Welfare, Abnormalities
Challenges for the 21st Century: Chronic and Disabling Conditions
Profiles of Chronic & Disabling conditions in the United States, affecting largely older persons (released in two series). The first series includes hearing loss, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, d...
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Aged, Health of the Elderly, Hearing Loss, Deafness, Heart Diseases, Arthritis, Delivery of Health Care, Asthma, Depression, Occupational Health, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Hypertension, Obesity, Vision Disorders, Neoplasms, chronic diseases, Diabetes, Prescription, drugs, sticsisticsistics
Hearing Loss
Definition of hearing loss associated with aging, its prevalence, health and social impact, as well as use of hearing aids. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required.
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Hearing Disorders, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Presbycusis, Hearing Aids, Aged, Health of the Elderly
Chronic Conditions: A Challenge for the 21st Century
Definition of chronic conditions, with emphasis on those most common in older age groups. Overview of prevalence of chronic conditions in the United States by age, gender, race, income. Association ...
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Prevalence, Geriatrics, Aged, Health of the Elderly, chronic conditions
Heart Disease: A disabling yet preventable condition
Definition of heart disease, its prevalence in various age groups, and its limiting effect on older adults. Summary of the impact of heart disease on peoples, their physical and emotional health, heal...
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Coronary Disease, Heart Diseases, Health of the Elderly, Aged
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