Title: The health and survival of the elderly: evidence from the Gothenburg Longitudinal Study.

POPLINE Document Number: 252235

Author(s):

Svanborg A

Source citation:

In: Health and mortality among elderly populations, edited by Graziella Caselli and Alan D. Lopez. Oxford, England, Clarendon Press, 1996. :221-32.

Abstract:

"This chapter presents research results mainly from a longitudinal study of 70-year-olds in Gothenburg, Sweden. The aim is to illustrate possible answers to some of [the] questions about health and mortality trends in the older Swedish population, as well as to shed light on some of the determinants of and implications for better societal planning for future generations of older people." (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

Sweden
Longitudinal Studies
Older Adults
Health
Life Expectancy
Social Policy
Mortality
Developed Countries
Europe, Northern
Europe
Studies
Research Methodology
Adults
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Length of Life
Population Dynamics
Policy