STUDIES OF ILLNESS IN THE AGED. THE INDEX OF ADL: A STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTION.
- S. Katz, A. B. Ford, R. Moskowitz, B. A. Jackson, M. W. Jaffe
- MedicineJAMA
- 21 September 1963
The observation that theOrder of recovery of Index functions in disabled patients is remarkably similar to the order of development of primary functions in children suggests that the Index is based on primary biological and psychosocial function, reflecting the adequacy of organized neurological and locomotor response.
Profession of Medicine: A Study of the Sociology of Applied Knowledge
- A. B. Ford
- Medicine
- 12 October 1970
The author develops his argument through an exhaustive theoretical analysis, beginning with the formal organization of the profession and proceeds to the ways in which the performance of its work is organized and regulated.
Assessing the Elderly: A Practical Guide to Measurement
- A. B. Ford
- Medicine
- 1 November 1982
Welfare Medicine in America: A Case Study of Medicaid
- A. B. Ford
- Political Science
- 5 May 1975
This is a painful book to read, since it retells in excruciating detail the legislative origins and social consequences of one of the most controversial health laws in American history. Title XIX of…
Royal Commission on Health Services, 1964. Vol I
- A. B. Ford
- Political Science, Medicine
- 28 December 1964
This report is the first public statement of a commission appointed three years ago to inquire into existing facilities and future needs for health services, and to recommend appropriate measures to ensure the best possible health care for all Canadians.
Estimation of energy expenditure from pulmonary ventilation.
- A. B. Ford, H. Hellerstein
- EngineeringJournal of applied physiology
- 1 November 1959
A method for estimating energy expenditure from pulmonary ventilation is presented and tested by analysis of 272 observations made under field conditions on 52 factory and steel mill workers. Energ...
Health and Function in the Old and Very Old
- A. B. Ford, S. Folmar, Richard B. Salmon, J. Medalie, A. W. Roy, S. Galazka
- MedicineJournal of The American Geriatrics Society
- 1 March 1988
Data is presented to demonstrate how conceptual separation and parallel assessment of medically diagnosed health conditions and functional disability in clinical and epidemiological studies of the aged can be done and to reexamine the meaning of self‐reported illness and disability.
STUDIES OF ILLNESS IN THE AGED: RECOVERY AFTER FRACTURE OF THE HIP.
- S. Katz, A. B. Ford, K. Heiple, V. Newill
- MedicineJournal of Gerontology
- 1 July 1964
Sustained Personal Autonomy
- A. B. Ford, M. Haug, K. Stange, A. Gaines, L. Noelker, Paul K. Jones
- MedicineJournal of Aging and Health
- 1 November 2000
Attitudes expressed at baseline favoring personal independence are associated with sustained autonomy during a period of at least 2 years and are consistent with previous studies of successful aging.
Serving Minority Elders In The 21st Century
- M. Wykle, A. B. Ford, Elias J. Guerrero
- EducationCare Management Journals
- 1 January 2000
SERVING MINORITY ELDERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN and Amasa B. Ford, MD, Editors New York: Springer Publishing, 1999, 340pp., $46.95 (hardcover). Serving Minority Elders in the…
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