The Graying of America
An Encyclopedia of Aging, Health, Mind, and Behavior (2d ed.)
by Donald H. Kausler
"This second edition of The Graying of America greatly expands and updates the most comprehensive reference book on aging that is readily accessible to the lay reader.".
"Featuring nontechnical language, user-friendly indexes, and more than 150 new entries, the second edition covers new topics such as acupuncture, wheelchairs, adjusting to bifocals, preparing for traveling, improving communication with physicians, and avoiding eye strain in computer use.
Among other updates are more detailed coverage of health problems including arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, and various kinds of cancer, as well as advice on reducing the stress of caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease."--BOOK JACKET.
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Aging, Gerontology, United States, Old age, Encyclopedias, Older people, Aged, Encyclopedies, Personnes agees, Vieillesse, Gerontologie, Geriatrics, VieillissementPlaces
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The Graying of America: An Encyclopedia of Aging, Health, Mind, and Behavior (2d ed.)
March 20, 2001, University of Illinois Press
Hardcover
in English
- 2 Sub edition
0252026357 9780252026355
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The graying of America: an encyclopedia of aging, health, mind, and behaviour
2001, University of Illinois
in English
- 2nd ed.
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The graying of America: an encyclopedia of aging, health, mind, and behavior
1996, University of Illinois Press
in English
0252021592 9780252021596
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"The American Association of Retired Persons (as of January 1, 2000, its official name became AARP) was founded in 1958 by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired California educator."
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