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Edited by Hal Kendig, Akiko Hashimoto, and Larry C. Coppard. 323 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1992. $70. ISBN 0-19-262173-4.
By Harry R. Moody. 288 pp. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. $40. ISBN 0-8018-4323-5.

How do we care for the elderly? How should we care for the elderly? These two books examine these questions, providing some insights yet raising more issues of concern for professionals who provide care, administer programs, or develop policy for elderly populations.

Family Support for the Elderly, produced by the World Health Organization Global Programme for Health of the Elderly, is a collection of reports describing how family support for the elderly is influenced by the aging of the population and by social and economic change around the world. The international, intercultural perspective of the effort results in a fascinating . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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