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Elderly and the Health Care Dilemma : Is an Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure.

Examines the cost-effectiveness of disease-preventive measures v. treatment. Covers age-related mental health, prescription drug use by the elderly, osteoporosis, cancer, and heart and lung diseases.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1985.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Cardiovascular system > Diseases.
Mental health.
Osteoporosis.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Examines the cost-effectiveness of disease-preventive measures v. treatment. Covers age-related mental health, prescription drug use by the elderly, osteoporosis, cancer, and heart and lung diseases.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.