Thursday, April 15 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Cumberland E

Session 17:
Health and Dependency at Older Ages

Chair: Nobuko Mizoguchi, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant: Jean-Marie Robine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

  1. The Last Year of Life in Europe: Regional Variations in Functional Status and Sources of Support • Karsten Hank, University of Mannheim ; Hendrik Juerges, University of Mannheim

  2. Old-Age Healthy Dependency Ratio in Europe • Magdalena Muszynska, Duke University ; Yeonjoo Yi, Duke University ; Roland Rau, University of Rostock

  3. The Disablement Process among Elderly Chinese • Deborah Lowry, University of Michigan

  4. Recent Trends in Health and Disability among the Older Population in England • Robert Schoeni, University of Michigan ; Linda G. Martin, RAND Corporation ; Patricia Andreski, University of Michigan

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