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By Thomas R. Cole. 260 pp., illustrated. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1993. $34.95. ISBN 0-521-41020-7.

A leading Broadway composer, 88 years old, is undergoing renal hemodialysis while preparing for the upcoming opening of his new show, The New York Times recently reported. I suspect that most of us would see such aggressive medical treatment as appropriate in this instance, but I wonder what we would think about an 88-year-old resident of a nursing home with advanced Alzheimer's disease and renal failure. Should this person receive dialysis? Why one and not the other?

In his fine new work, The Journey of Life, Thomas R. Cole surveys changing attitudes toward aging over the course of our nation's . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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