A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE ON GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
Since its inception in 1987, The Encyclopedia of Aging has proven to be the
definitive resource for scholars and students across the burgeoning and
increasingly interdisciplinary fields of gerontology and geriatrics. Like its
three esteemed predecessors, the fourth edition contains concise, readable
explorations of hundreds of terms, concepts, and issues related to the lives of
older adults, as well as timely coverage of the many new programs and services
for the elderly.
Updated, under the distinguished stewardship of editor-in-chief Richard Schulz
to reflect the infusion of new information across the scientific disciplines,
this new edition brings readers up-to-the-moment significant advances