The Handbook of Rural Aging goes beyond the perspective of a narrow range of health professions, disciplines, and community services that serve older adults in

This book investigates sociological, demographic and geographic aspects of aging in rural and nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. Population aging is on

Expert contributors summarize current research on women and aging.

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Research documents that rural elders are poorer, live in less adequate housing, and have far fewer health and service options available to them than their urban