title: Native-American elders. Health care status.
abstract: This article reviews current data relevant to the health care status of elderly Native Americans, a population cohort encompassing American Indians and Alaskan Natives/Aleutians. Several topics are addressed, including the history of Native American health policy, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, oral health, nutrition, long-term care, and the circumstances of urban Native American elders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rousseau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology