Successful Aging: A Sourcebook for Older People and Their Families
- ISBN-10
- 0345333314
- ISBN-13
- 9780345333315
- Series
- Successful Aging
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 526
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Authors
- Anne C. Averyt, Edith Furst, Donna Dalton Hummel
Description
Examines the process of aging and provides guidance on retirement, widowhood, finances, health, and diet
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