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Aging, health, and public policy:

demographic and economic perspectives
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Population Council, 2004 - Medical - 265 pages

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Contents

HISTORY BIOLOGY AND DISEASE
5
AGING WORK AND PUBLIC POLICY
9
The Biodemography of Aging
48
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About the author (2004)

Linda J. Waite is a professor of sociology at the University of Chicago and the author of New Families, No Families. She lives in Glencoe, Illinois.

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TitleAging, health, and public policy: demographic and economic perspectives
Population and development review: Supplement
AuthorLinda J. Waite
EditorLinda J. Waite
ContributorLinda J. Waite
Editionillustrated
PublisherPopulation Council, 2004
ISBN0878341129, 9780878341122
Length265 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Age distribution (Demography)
Aging
Economic aspects
Economic conditions
Forecasting
Government policy
Health and hygiene
Medical / Geriatrics
Old age assistance
Older people
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
Social Science / Demography
Social Science / Gerontology
Social conditions
  
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