K. Warner Schaie, PhD, Martin Pietrucha, PhD
Description
This comprehensive volume examines the gradual reduction of mobility in the elderly. The authors first review the physiological and psychological chan
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ges that occur as we age, and go on to illustrate how this gradual decrease in adequate mobility can lead to an increase in automotive accidents. They also review the limitations that mass transportation systems and driving individual vehicles present for the elderly, and discuss different assistive devices that have been and should be implemented to help improve mobility. Each chapter ends with insightful commentaries by specialists in the gerontology field. This book is a must read for gerontologists as well as policy makers and educators on courses in organizational structures of social policy.
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Medical & Healthcare
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Medical
Geriatrics
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Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Month-Year
Mar, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780826113092
ISBN-10: 0826113095
Language
English
No. of Pages
364
Format
Hardcover
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