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Antecedents of Emotional Health Status Among the Elderly

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Aging and Technological Advances

Part of the book series: NATO Conference Series ((HF,volume 24))

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As the conveners and participants of the NATO Symposium on Aging and Technological Advances are all well aware, technological advances are a two-edged sword for whoever wields it. From the perspective of older people themselves, many specific technological advances occasion both benefits and liabilities depending upon the criterion. As others have noted, for example, the mechanization of the workplace has enabled us to produce more goods and services with decreasing levels of physical fitness.

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  1. Department of Social Medicine and Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Laurence G. Branch, Linda J. Evans & Pamela J. Perun

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  1. Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Branch, L.G., Evans, L.J., Perun, P.J. (1984). Antecedents of Emotional Health Status Among the Elderly. In: Robinson, P.K., Livingston, J., Birren, J.E., Regnier, V.A., Small, A.M., Sterns, H.L. (eds) Aging and Technological Advances. NATO Conference Series, vol 24. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2401-0_20

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