Old age, new science: gerontologists and their biosocial visions, 1900–1960
Auteur :
Park, Hyung Wook
Éditeur :
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN :
9780822944492
Date de publication :
12 mai 2016
Dimensions :
22,2 x 14,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.