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Social Perspectives

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A fundamental understanding of the variety and complexity of the problems that are associated with aging requires multiple perspectives. This is particularly true in the area of health, where one might expect a medical model to dominate. In gerontology, it has long been a tradition to study social and psychological, in addition to biologic or physical, determinants of health status.

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  1. Richard Schulz Ph.D.
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  1. Department of Geriatrics, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, New York, 10029, USA

    Christine K. Cassel M.D.

  2. Section of Geriatric Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, 97201, USA

    John Richard Walsh M.D.

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Schulz, R., Manson, S. (1984). Social Perspectives. In: Cassel, C.K., Walsh, J.R. (eds) Geriatric Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5232-0_2

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