Old age, new science : gerontologists and their biosocial visions, 1900-1960 /

"Between 1870 and 1940, life expectancy in the United States skyrocketed while the percentage of senior citizens age sixty-five and older more than doubled--a phenomenon owed largely to innovations in medicine and public health. At the same time, the Great Depression was a major tipping point f...

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Main Author: Park, Hyung Wook (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2016]
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Main Collection - Walker Library - 3rd Floor

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