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Aging in Society: Selected Reviews of Recent Research.

Contemporary Sociology A Journal of ReviewsPublished 1 July 1984
Marie R. Haug, Matilda White Riley, Beth B. Hess, Kathleen Bond
Citations100
SJR quartileQ4
SJR score0.12
SNIP0.23

TL;DR

This book consists of a selection of papers that were prepared by various authors as background papers for the 1981 White House Conference on Aging to provide an overview of current knowledge on various aspects of aging in the United States.

Abstract

This book consists of a selection of papers that were prepared by various authors as background papers for the 1981 White House Conference on Aging. The papers provide an overview of current knowledge on various aspects of aging in the United States. Topics covered include aging and the family economic aspects of an aging population recent trends in the geographical distribution of the elderly population and mortality and health differentials by sex. (ANNOTATION)

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Health Professions