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Pages: 178
Authors: Laura Hurd Clarke
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-16 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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The first book in the new series Diversity and Aging, Laura Hurd Clarke's Facing Age examines the relationship between aging and women in a culture obsessed wit
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Language: en
Pages: 317
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-14 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximat
Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly Patients
Language: en
Pages: 545
Authors: Stefano Masiero
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-04 - Publisher: Springer

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This book clearly explains when and how different rehabilitation techniques should be applied in the aging patient, thereby enabling readers to identify and app
Families Caring for an Aging America
Language: en
Pages: 367
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
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Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an old
When I'm 64
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-02-13 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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By 2030 there will be about 70 million people in the United States who are older than 64. Approximately 26 percent of these will be racial and ethnic minorities