The practical guide to aging : what everyone needs to know /

The practical guide to aging : what everyone needs to know / editor, Christine K. Cassel ; developmental editor, George A. Vallasi.

"At last, there exists a single, accessible manual that covers every aspect of getting older. Written by the top experts in their respective fields, A Practical Guide to Aging asks, and answers, the questions that concern us all. Informative charts and graphs supplement concise, sensibly struct...

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Other Authors: Cassel, Christine K., Vallasi, George A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Older people > United States > Life skills guides.
Older people > Family relationships > United States.
Older people > United States > Social conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments / George A. Vallasi
  • Introduction / Christine K. Cassel
  • Better aging starts with you / Cathryn A.J. Devons
  • Medical problems of the elderly / Martin J. Gorbien
  • Managing medicine / Margaret A. Winker
  • The law and the elderly / Marshall B. Kapp
  • Achieving financial security / Laurel E. Beedon
  • The mind and aging / Lawrence W. Lazarus
  • Aging and activity / Walter M. Bortz II
  • Making the most of the gift of time / Lou Glasse
  • Living arrangements / Judith L. Howe
  • Medical ethics / Judith C. Ahronheim
  • Relationships with family and friends / Pearl S. German.

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