Why Survive? Being Old in America
Synopsis
The author questions the value of long life for its own sake, arguing that modern medicine has ironically created a group for whom survival is possible but satisfaction elusive. He proposed reforms to redefine and restructure the institutions responsible for the elderly in America.
Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Derechos de autor:
- 1975 Robert N. Butler, M.D.
Book Details
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- ISBN-13:
- 9780060105914
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- Date of Addition:
- 2008-09-17T06:57:39Z
- Idioma:
- English
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- This is a copyrighted book.