The "Fixed period" controversy
Subtitle: prelude to ageism
By: edited by Gerald J. Gruman
Contributors: Crichton-Browne, James, 1840-1938; Beard, George Miller, 1839-1883; Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919; Beard, George M. (George Miller), 1839-1883
Series: Aging and old age; Aging and old age
Publisher: Arno Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
Subjects: Older people; Employment; Ageism; Health and hygiene; Aging; Dementia; Prevention & control; Geriatrics
Notes: Reprints of Legal responsibility in old age, by George M. Beard, New York, 1874; The fixed period (reprinted from Aequanimitas) by William Osler, Philadelphia, 1906; and the prevention of senility (reprinted from The prevention of senility and a sanitary outlook) London, 1905.

Includes bibliographical references.