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Life, death, and the elderly
 — historical perspectives
Author(s)Margaret Pelling, Richard M Smith
PublisherRoutledge, London, 1994
Pages252 pp (Studies in the Social History of Medicine)
SourceRoutledge Ltd., Cheriton House, North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP10 5BE.
KeywordsOlder people ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Historical studies.
AnnotationExplores the position of older people in society throughout history, drawing on studies from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Topics covered include health and illness, poverty, widowhood, and family care.
Accession NumberCPA-960813210 B
ClassmarkB: F: CC: HL

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