books.google.co.uk - The nature of health in later life has conventionally been studied from two perspectives. Medical sociologists have focused on the failing body, chronic illness, infirmity and mortality, while social gerontologists on the other hand have focused on the epidemiology of old age and health and social policy....http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Medical_Sociology_and_Old_Age.html?id=Rk4iYOcqZrIC&q=mortality&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMedical Sociology and Old Age
