The epidemiology of dementing disorders (open access)

The epidemiology of dementing disorders

This report discusses causes of the dementia, precipitating or aggravating factors, present and projected needs for people and programs to provide services to victims and their families, groups at high risk for these disorders, frequency of unrecognized or inadequately treated cases, and the costs of the disorders, public and private, economic and non-economic.
Date: January 1986
Creator: Cross, Peter S. & Gurland, Barry J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life-sustaining technologies and the elderly: manpower for selected technologies (open access)

Life-sustaining technologies and the elderly: manpower for selected technologies

This report discusses use an manpower issues related to file life-sustaining technologies widely used by elderly: dialysis, mechanical ventilation, resuscitation, antibiotics, and nutrition support.
Date: January 1986
Creator: Hanft, Ruth S.; White, Catherine C. & Fishman, Linda E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Institutional approaches to the care of individuals with dementia: report of a national facility survey and the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, as a case study: prepared under contract for the (U.S.) Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (open access)

Institutional approaches to the care of individuals with dementia: report of a national facility survey and the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, as a case study: prepared under contract for the (U.S.) Congressional Office of Technology Assessment

This report discusses the provision components, compassionate and cost-effective care to individuals with dementing illnesses, and their families.
Date: January 1986
Creator: Weiner, Audrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library