Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Parts 1-3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967 |
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... disease incidence , drastically reduced income , frequent lack of transportation to services , and a fatalism that equates each passing year with worsen- ing health , is clear evidence that a callousness exists in our society in regard ...
... disease incidence , drastically reduced income , frequent lack of transportation to services , and a fatalism that equates each passing year with worsen- ing health , is clear evidence that a callousness exists in our society in regard ...
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... disease in this group would prevent much of the long - term illness and disability we now see among our older people . I feel , how- ever , that regular health testing of those in the 35 to 60 age group is a related but separate issue ...
... disease in this group would prevent much of the long - term illness and disability we now see among our older people . I feel , how- ever , that regular health testing of those in the 35 to 60 age group is a related but separate issue ...
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... disease as a means of economic safety . Whether , in your community for instance , this would be a practical approach rather than the utilization expense of the hospital ? Dr. NOLAN . I don't know if I can answer that question ...
... disease as a means of economic safety . Whether , in your community for instance , this would be a practical approach rather than the utilization expense of the hospital ? Dr. NOLAN . I don't know if I can answer that question ...
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... disease symptoms common among older people ; ( 3 ) experiences with the Medicare program in terms of utilization of health resources and the costs of services re- ceived . The community analysis phase is designed to collect information ...
... disease symptoms common among older people ; ( 3 ) experiences with the Medicare program in terms of utilization of health resources and the costs of services re- ceived . The community analysis phase is designed to collect information ...
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... disease problems . It is also possible that increased contacts with physicians and more frequent treatment may ... diseases . Finally , the quality of care is affected also by the scope of service provided . We would expect there to be ...
... disease problems . It is also possible that increased contacts with physicians and more frequent treatment may ... diseases . Finally , the quality of care is affected also by the scope of service provided . We would expect there to be ...
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Page 614 - For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
Page 457 - In a joint effort, the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare...
Page 209 - Smith observed that the division of labor is limited by the extent of the market.
Page 189 - ... by less than the standard error. The chances are about 95 out of 100 that the difference would be less than twice the standard error. The...
Page 188 - The standard error is primarily a measure of sampling variability, that is, of the variations that occur by chance because a sample rather than the whole of the population is surveyed. As calculated for this report, the standard error also partially measures the effect of response and enumeration errors, but it does not measure as such, any systematic biases in the data.
Page 188 - Reliability of the Estimates. Since the estimates are based on a sample, they may differ somewhat from the figures that would have been obtained if a complete census had been taken using the same schedules, instructions and enumerators.
Page 197 - ... 12-18% in blood grouping and typing; by 20-30% in hemoglobin measurements; by 40-80% in differential characterization of blood cells; and by 2030% in measurement of serum electrolytes. There also exists considerable variation In results from laboratory to laboratory. This information imlicutes that erroneous results are obtained in more than 25% of all tests analyzed by these studies.
Page 370 - American patent system and the need for legislative reform to eliminate the opportunity for misusing patents, stated: "* * * but we must be careful not to throw out the baby with the bath water.
Page 332 - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in cooperation with the Department of Defense and the Veterans...
Page 189 - The memory factor in data derived from field surveys of income probably produces underestimates, because the tendency is to forget minor or irregular sources of income. Other errors of reporting are due to misrepresentation or to misunderstanding as to the scope of the income concept.