Aging with a Disability: What the Clinician Needs to Know

by Bryan J. Kemp and Laura Mosqueda

Book Overview

With advances in medical care, technology, and rehabilitation, people with disabilities are now living longer. Many, in fact, have near-average life expectancies. Research has shown, however, that the changes and problems associated with aging often occur 10-20 years earlier in the lives of people with disabilities than in the lives of people without disabilities. These changes pose significant challenges for health care professionals. Because...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801878179
• ISBN13: 9780801878176
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher