Accidental Hypothermia among the Elderly: An Educational Prevention Program.

Goldstein, Marc B.

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ERIC Number: EJ270857

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Publication Date: 1982

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Accidental Hypothermia among the Elderly: An Educational Prevention Program.

Goldstein, Marc B.

Educational Gerontology, v8 n4 p325-37 Jul-Aug 1982

Discusses the problem of hypothermia and specific factors that put older adults at risk. Describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of an educationally oriented prevention program. Data suggested the information presented through community education was effective. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Geriatrics, Health Education, Health Programs, Heating, Older Adults, Physiology, Prevention, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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