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Overview
In this final volume in a series sponsored by the World Health Organization and the University of Uppsala, a distinguished international team of doctors, scientists and administrators examines the research into the mental and physical effects of old age and describes the medical and social measures taken to ameliorate them. The subjects include the mental and physical effects of retirement and work; illness at home versus illness in the hospital; social and family structures in different communities, including America, rural France, Africa, and the Soviet Union.