Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-274) and index.
Between clinical geriatrics and the epidemiology of aging - defining public health and aging -- A public health framework for thinking about aging -- Public health and the demography of aging -- Mortality -- Physical function : disability -- Cognitive function : dementia -- Affective function : suffering, neglect, isolation -- Aging public health, and application of the quality of life paradigm -- Emerging applications of the aging and public health paradigm