Successful Aging: Integrating Contemporary Ideas, Research Findings, and Intervention StrategiesThe author focuses on integrating discipline-specific research and theory about aging, particularly aging in later adulthood, in language that is understandable to practitioners of diverse educational backgrounds."--BOOK JACKET. |
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