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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Park, Hyung Wook (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Gerontology > History > 20th century.
Social gerontology > History > 20th century.
Aging > Social aspects > History > 20th century.
SCIENCE > History.
MEDICAL > Geriatrics.
Aging > Social aspects.
Gerontology.
Social gerontology.
1900-1999
History.

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