ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF AGING

Active Aging Index and Its Individual Determinants in Tehran, Iran

Background and Aim: “Active ageing” is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security of the elderly in order to enhance their quality of life. This study aimed to measure the Active Ageing Index (AAI) in Tehran at the individual level and determine its determinants.     Materials and Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study included 590 old people 55 ye...

A new perspective on the determinants of the concept of aging: a letter to the editor

The Maastricht Aging Study: Determinants of cognitive aging

Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease.

Many features of the environment have been found to exert an important influence on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, progression, and severity. Changes in the environment because of migration to different geographic locations, modifications in lifestyle choices, and shifts in social policies and cultural practices alter CVD risk, even in the absence of genetic changes. Nevertheless, the cumul...

Environmental Determinants of Cost Sharing

Multiple cost sharing rules often coexist in seemingly identical environments. We use shared irrigation costs as a context for examining the extent to which the structural environment explains the selection of a cost-sharing rule. We find that environmental factors affecting the costs and benefits derived from irrigation, as well as those determining the distribution of irrigators along the irr...