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Title:

Encyclopedia of aging and public health / Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic (eds.) ; core editors, Siran Koroukian ... [et al.].

Publisher:

Springer,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xxii, 843 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Aging--United States--Encyclopedias--English.
Aged--United States.
Public Health--United States--Encyclopedias--English.
Older people--Health and hygiene--Encyclopedias.
Older people--Diseases--Encyclopedias.
Geriatrics--Encyclopedias.
Personnes âgées--Soins médicaux--États-Unis--Encyclopédies.
Santé publique--États-Unis--Encyclopédies.

Other Authors:

Loue, Sana.
Sajatovic, Martha.
Koroukian, Siran M.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Foundation topics. Biology of aging / Teresa Dolinar. The history and demography of aging in the United States / Gail E. Souare, Linda S. Lloyd. Cultural diversity among elders in the US : meeting the challenge of the ethnogeriatric imperative / Gwen Yeo. Legal aspects of aging / Janet L. Lowder ... [et al.] The participation of cognitivelly impaired elderly in research / Sana Loue -- Topics in aging and public health.

Series:

Springer reference

ISBN:

0387354190 (print and electronic pub. bundle)
9780387354194 (print and electronic pub. bundle)
0387337547 (electronic pub.)
9780387337548 (electronic pub.)
0387337539 (alk. paper)
9780387337531 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007931335

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)