This is a thoroughgoing revision of the first edition of this
classic text and reference, published by Plenum in 1992. The
authors convey the general principles that underlie this applied
subdiscipline and demonstrate how the merging of demography and
health care impacts on the planning processes of a range of health
care organizations.
'Health demography' has come to play an increasingly
important role within the larger field during the past twenty
years; the number of health professionals who utilize its methods
and materials has grown exponentially. In a thoroughgoing revision
of the first edition of this classic text and reference, published
by Plenum in 1992, the authors convey the general principles that
underlie this applied subdiscipline and demonstrate how the merging
of demography and health care impacts on the planning processes of
a range of health care organizations.
The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
Best.Nr. des Verlages: 11160465
Englisch
Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 25mm
Gewicht: 730g
ISBN-13: 9780306463365
ISBN-10: 0306463369
Best.Nr.: 20967982
From reviews of the First Edition: "At last! ...a book on health demography which draws together these two important and useful disciplines... and provides a central resource for students as well as professionals who need access to demographic methods, measures, and concepts. ... [The authors] demonstrate the relevance and applicability of demographic principles to health care in a clear, thorough manner." (Applied Demography) "A well-written, effectively organized work that clarifies the role of health demography." (Choice) "The emphasis on the application of demographic concepts and methods to the understanding and solution of health care delivery problems... makes this an extremely useful book for health care marketers. ... [V]ery well written and organized.... [A] valuable reference book." (Journal of Health Care Marketing)
Inhaltsangabe
- Acknowledgments - Preface 1. Health Demography: An Evolving Discipline 2. Health and Health Care: An Introduction 3. The Language of Health Care 4. Population Size, Concentration, and Distribution 5. Population Composition 6. Fertility. 7. Morbidity and Mortality 8. Migration 9. Data Sources for Health Demography 10. The Demographic Correlates of Health Status 11. Demographic Correlates of Health Behavior and Health Services Utilization 12. The Future of Health Demography
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