Aging: An Introduction to Gerontology
- ISBN-10
- 080395445X
- ISBN-13
- 9780803954458
- Series
- Aging
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 469
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- Lewis R. Aiken
Description
This study identifies and reviews "what is known about aging and older adulthood and the methods by which such information and the resulting practical guidelines for dealing with the problems and possibilities of this time of life have been and continue to be obtained."--From Preface.
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