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    Peter Uhlenberg (Professor of Sociology)

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    Michael Micklin

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Uhlenberg, P. (2005). Demography of Aging. In: Poston, D.L., Micklin, M. (eds) Handbook of Population. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23106-4_6

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