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Intellectual Functioning in the Aged

Intellectual Functioning in the Aged

Author: R. D. Savage ,  P. G. Britton
ISBN: 9781032696546
Format: Hardback
$189.00

By the early 1970s the psychology of age was an important topic. In this book, first published in 1973, the authors...  Read More >>

Independence and the Elderly

Independence and the Elderly

Author: Malcolm J. Fisk
ISBN: 9781032708393
Format: Hardback
$189.00

In the 1980s few studies adopted a positive attitude to ageing and elderly people. First published in 1986, reissued...  Read More >>

Visual Disability in the Elderly

Visual Disability in the Elderly

Author: Tim Cullinan
ISBN: 9781032698175
Format: Hardback
$179.00

Visual disability (including blindness) is of major significance among the elderly, and since it is so crucial to...  Read More >>

Facing Retirement: A Guide for the Middle Aged and Elderly

Facing Retirement: A Guide for the Middle Aged and Elderly...

Author: A Country Doctor
ISBN: 9781032694221
Format: Hardback
$179.00

First published in 1960 and revised in 1964 the blurb for Facing Retirement read: “Mature men and women are not...  Read More >>

Psychological Approaches to the Care of the Elderly

Psychological Approaches to the Care of the Elderly...

Author: Ian Hanley ,  John Hodge
ISBN: 9781032690827
Format: Hardback
$221.00

First published in 1984, the purpose of this book was to provide ideas and suggestions about the usefulness of applied...  Read More >>

Drugs, Ageing and Society: Social and Pharmacological Perspectives

Drugs, Ageing and Society: Social and Pharmacological...

Author: Bruce Burns ,  Chris Phillipson (University of Manchester, UK)
ISBN: 9781032687773
Format: Hardback
$179.00

During the 1970s and 1980s prescription and over-the-counter drugs had come to play a major role in the health care...  Read More >>

Elderly People, Their Medicines, and Their Doctors

Elderly People, Their Medicines, and Their Doctors

Author: Ann Cartwright ,  Christopher Smith
ISBN: 9781032691374
Format: Hardback
$189.00

Originally published in 1988, the authors looked at the medicines prescribed for, and taken by, a nationally representative...  Read More >>

Establishing a Geriatric Service

Establishing a Geriatric Service

Author: Davis Coakley
ISBN: 9781032687889
Format: Hardback
$189.00

Originally published in 1982, in this book experts describe the geriatric services in Britain at the time, a country...  Read More >>

The Impact of Ageing: Strategies for Care

The Impact of Ageing: Strategies for Care

Author: David Hobman
ISBN: 9781032720906
Format: Hardback
$189.00

First published in 1981, this book presented an important contribution toward the necessity for a multidisciplinary,...  Read More >>

Old and Alone: A Sociological Study of Old People

Old and Alone: A Sociological Study of Old People

Author: Jeremy Tunstall
ISBN: 9781032701875
Format: Hardback
$221.00

Originally published in 1966, this was the first full-length study by a sociologist of isolation in old age. Although...  Read More >>

Life Before Death

Life Before Death

Author: Ann Cartwright ,  Lisbeth Hockey
ISBN: 9781032719771
Format: Hardback
$221.00

First published in 1973, this study describes the last 12 months in the lives of 785 adults. Based mainly on the...  Read More >>

The Mind and Mood of Aging: Mental Health Problems of the Community Elderly in New York and London

The Mind and Mood of Aging: Mental Health Problems of...

Author: Barry Gurland ,  John Copeland
ISBN: 9781032701530
Format: Hardback
$189.00

First published in 1983, this study examined people over the age of 65 living in New York and London. The people...  Read More >>

Planning Local Authority Services for the Elderly

Planning Local Authority Services for the Elderly

Author: Greta Sumner ,  Randall Smith
ISBN: 9781032685342
Format: Hardback
$242.00

In the 1960s, planning the development of services for the elderly was a subject of importance in Britain. First...  Read More >>

Daughters Who Care: Daughters Caring for Mothers at Home

Daughters Who Care: Daughters Caring for Mothers at...

Author: Jane Lewis ,  Barbara Meredith
ISBN: 9781032684406
Format: Hardback
$189.00

First published in 1988, this title looks at why it is that women come to care, and considers the legacy of their...  Read More >>

Old People's Homes and the Production of Welfare

Old People's Homes and the Production of Welfare

Author: Bleddyn Davies ,  Martin Knapp
ISBN: 9781032689685
Format: Hardback
$189.00

In 1980 old people comprised over half the clients of Local Authority Social Services Departments and accounted...  Read More >>

Dependency and Interdependency in Old Age: Theoretical Perspectives and Policy Alternatives

Dependency and Interdependency in Old Age: Theoretical...

Author: Chris Phillipson (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Miriam Bernard
ISBN: 9781032715858
Format: Hardback
$221.00

Originally published in 1986, this title presents papers from the British Society of Gerontology annual conference...  Read More >>

Life After A Death: A Study of the Elderly Widowed

Life After A Death: A Study of the Elderly Widowed

Author: Ann Bowling ,  Ann Cartwright
ISBN: 9781032715001
Format: Hardback
$189.00

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Physical Activity and Aging: Second Edition

Physical Activity and Aging: Second Edition

Author: Roy Shephard
ISBN: 9781032684673
Format: Hardback
$221.00

In the late 1980s, the relationship between physical activity or exercise and aging was of great interest. The first...  Read More >>

Day Brought Back My Night: Aging and New Vision Loss

Day Brought Back My Night: Aging and New Vision Loss...

Author: Stephen Charles Ainlay
ISBN: 9781032679280
Format: Hardback
$179.00

First published in 1989, this title explores the lives of people who have lost sight in late life as a result of...  Read More >>

Living with Dementia: Community Care of the Elderly Mentally Infirm

Living with Dementia: Community Care of the Elderly...

Author: C. J. Gilleard (Springfield Hospital, United Kingdom)
ISBN: 9781032680101
Format: Hardback
$179.00

In the early 1980s, it had only recently been appreciated that what was known of the epidemiology of dementia in...  Read More >>

Communication Problems in Elderly People: Practical Approaches to Management

Communication Problems in Elderly People: Practical...

Author: Rosemary Gravell
ISBN: 9781032687971
Format: Hardback
$179.00

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Physiotherapy and the Elderly Patient

Physiotherapy and the Elderly Patient

Author: Paul Wagstaff ,  Davis Coakley
ISBN: 9781032689135
Format: Hardback
$189.00

Originally published in 1988, the purpose of this book was to introduce the student and practicing physiotherapist...  Read More >>

Adjustment to Adult Hearing Loss

Adjustment to Adult Hearing Loss

Author: Harold Orlans
ISBN: 9781032728193
Format: Hardback
$189.00

First published in 1985, most chapters in this book were first prepared for and discussed at a monthly research...  Read More >>

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