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This definitive guide encompasses past, present, and future issues of theory, research, and practice in areas of interest and specialization in the treatment of aging, and represents current trends of thought on gerontology. It is a collection of articles dealing with the psychological, social, and cultural domains effecting older people, and contains general biomedical understandings and practical/clinical applications. The authors broadly outline some of the most relevant academic issues and some pertinent concerns for practitioners and clinicians.

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NANCY J. OSGOOD is Associate Professor of Gerontology and Sociology at the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy. Osgood has authored several books including Life After Work (1982), Senior Settlers (1982), and Suicide in the Elderly (1985).

ANN H.L. SONTZ is President of the Brunswick Institute on Aging. Sontz is the author of Philanthropy and Gerontology: The Role of American Foundations (Greenwood Press, 1989) and is currently at work on an historical study of academic philanthropy.



NANCY J. OSGOOD is Associate Professor of Gerontology and Sociology at the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy. Osgood has authored several books including Life After Work (1982), Senior Settlers (1982), and Suicide in the Elderly (1985).

ANN H.L. SONTZ is President of the Brunswick Institute on Aging. Sontz is the author of Philanthropy and Gerontology: The Role of American Foundations (Greenwood Press, 1989) and is currently at work on an historical study of academic philanthropy.

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9781853020445: The Science and Practice of Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Approach

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ISBN 10:  1853020443 ISBN 13:  9781853020445
Casa editrice: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1989
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