Costs of illness among older adults : an analysis of six major health conditions with significant environmental risk factors /

This study estimates the cost burden associated with six major illnesses among Americans age 65 or older: chronic lung disease, ischemic heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal illness. These illnesses were selected because of their relatively high impact among older popu...

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Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532461/
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Main Author: Van Houtven, George (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Research Triangle Park, NC : RTI Press, 2008
Series:RTI Press research report series.
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