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Serving minority elders in the 21st century / May L. Wykle and Amasa B. Ford, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minority older people--Services for--United States.
- Minority older people.
- Minority older people--Care--United States.
- Minority older people--Health and hygiene--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer Publishing Co., c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Nationally recognized scholars address the unique problems encountered by minority elders in achieving the goal of maximum well-being as we enter the 21st century. Topics include physical health, continuum of care, mental health, social policy, economic security and research planning and development. Minority populations surveyed include the elderly African American, Asian American, American Indian, Mexican American and women. Contributors include: D. Lee, M. Haug, R. Binstock, G. Cohen, K. Markides, T. Tripp-Reimer, E. Kahana and many more.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; A Tribute to Eliza Simmons Bryant; Introduction: Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century; Section One: Physical and Functional Health; Section Two: Mental Health; Section Three: Community; Epilogue: Serving Minority Elders: Directions for Future Research; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-80608-0
- 9786611806088
- 0-8261-1719-8
- OCLC:
- 476262212
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