The Graying of America
Subtitle: An Encyclopedia of Aging, Health, Mind, and Behavior (2d ed.)
Edition: 2 Sub edition
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: March 20, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780252026355
Subjects: Health systems & services; Social Gerontology; Social Science; Diet / Health / Fitness; Health/Fitness; Aging - General; Gerontology; Health & Fitness / Reference; Developmental - General; Aging; Encyclopedias; Old age; Older people; United States
First sentence: The American Association of Retired Persons (as of January 1, 2000, its official name became AARP) was founded in 1958 by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired California educator.
Description: "This second edition of The Graying of America greatly expands and updates the most comprehensive reference book on aging that is readily accessible to the lay reader.".

"Featuring nontechnical language, user-friendly indexes, and more than 150 new entries, the second edition covers new topics such as acupuncture, wheelchairs, adjusting to bifocals, preparing for traveling, improving communication with physicians, and avoiding eye strain in computer use.

Among other updates are more detailed coverage of health problems including arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, and various kinds of cancer, as well as advice on reducing the stress of caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease."--BOOK JACKET.