Session 87:
Disability Trends and Dynamics - International and Comparative Perspectives
Chair: Mary Beth Ofstedal, University of Michigan
Discussant: Carol Jagger, Newcastle University
Future Trends in the Prevalence of Severe Activity Limitations in Developed Countries Warren C. Sanderson, Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Sergei Scherbov, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Vienna Institute of Demography
Room for Optimism from Generational Hardship: Trends in Disability and Living Conditions among Spanish Elderly Antonio D. Cámara, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ; Ainhoa Alustiza, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED) ; Amand Blanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ; Teresa Menacho, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED)
The Future Burden of Overweight and Obesity until 2045 in Germany Christina Westphal, University of Rostock ; Gabriele Doblhammer, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Is Health Status of Elderly Worsening in India? A Comparison of Successive Rounds of National Sample Survey Data Saswata Ghosh, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) ; Zakir Husain, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK)
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