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Population aging in Korea: Changes since the 1960s
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1996-12)
This study describes the characteristics of the Korean elderly. This study also investigates the population aging in conjunction with social and economic changes in Korea. Finally, this study explores social and economic ...
The structure of PGC Morale Scale in American and Japanese aged: A further note
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1992-01)
This study involves a further replication of cross-cultural comparison of the structure of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS). Using Japanese and American data sets, the present research replicates and ...
The rheumatoid hand: A predictable disease with unpredictable surgical practice patterns
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2002-10-15)
Objectives To evaluate variation in fusion, arthroplasty, and tenosynovectomy rates among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients across states; to evaluate associations between surgery rates and the density of hand surgeons; ...
Self-reported physical health among the aged in Wuhan, China
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1993-07)
It has long been recognized that cross-cultural differences in health and illness reflect not only genuine variation in the incidence and prevalence of morbidity, disability, and mortality, but also the social processes ...
Changing patterns of hospital use for patients with musculoskeletal diseases in Michigan, 1980 to 1987
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992-06)
Over the past 10 years there have been dramatic changes in health care financing in the United States, such as Medicare's Prospective Payment System for hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries, and in health services delivery, ...