Aging in AmericaOlivia J. Smith H.W. Wilson, 2000 - 190 Seiten Presents more than twenty articles and book excerpts on various topics related to aging Americans, including the aging of the Baby Boomers, elder care, retirement, aging workers, government involvement, American perceptions of aging, and new possibilities for the aged. |
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... disability whatsoever . While the proportion of elderly who are fully functioning and robust declines with advancing age , between the age of seventy - five to eighty - four , 73 percent still report no disability , and even after age ...
... disability whatsoever . While the proportion of elderly who are fully functioning and robust declines with advancing age , between the age of seventy - five to eighty - four , 73 percent still report no disability , and even after age ...
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... disability trends , the greater , in turn will be our insights into the degree of biological change in our aging population . Disability in older people results from three key factors 1 ) the impact of disease , or more commonly , many ...
... disability trends , the greater , in turn will be our insights into the degree of biological change in our aging population . Disability in older people results from three key factors 1 ) the impact of disease , or more commonly , many ...
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... disability . Despite society's view of older persons as frail and in poor health , older people simply don't share that view , even when they have objective evidence of disabil- ity . In sum , decades of research clearly debunk the myth ...
... disability . Despite society's view of older persons as frail and in poor health , older people simply don't share that view , even when they have objective evidence of disabil- ity . In sum , decades of research clearly debunk the myth ...
Inhalt
Editors Introduction | 3 |
The Virtues of Aging | 157 |
Bibliography | 175 |
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