National Institute on Aging: Research for a New Age

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Year: 1993
Pages: 46
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756721830

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Caroline McNeil (a.); William Branson & Kay Chernush (photos.). This report by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) builds on the nearly 20 years of growth in the science of gerontology from 1974 until the report was issued in 1993, & the new insights it has brought into the process & the eperience of aging. Chapters: in perspective: new knowledge, new tools, & a new perspective in the study of aging; biology of aging; normal aging: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging; Alzheimer’s disease; society & aging: retirement, ethnic & racial minorities, & the oldest old; women’s health; frailty & independence; long-term care: needs, resources, & a growing list of options of care; & afterword: resources for more information.

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