Popular views of old age in America, 1900-1950

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1555-1560

  Hirshbein, Laura Davidow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Old age; United States

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FUTUROLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; GERIATRICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035148783     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.4911253.x     Document Type: Article

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