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This Research Guide focuses on the human aging process and on current issues that involve the elderly. Health care, retirement policies and societal attitudes are among the considerations.
Overview Resources
Find background information on your research topic.
- AgeSource Worldwide "AgeSource Worldwide describes clearinghouses, databases, libraries, directories, statistical resources, bibliographies and reading lists, texts, and Web “metasites” focusing on aging or closely allied subjects."
- Credo Reference A collection of 100 reference tools that may be searched collectively or individually. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, statistical sources, biographical tools, thesauri, books of quotations, image collections, and more.
- InfoAging.org "The site delivers the latest research-based information on a wide range of age-related diseases, conditions, issues, features, and news."
- Internet Resources on Aging Provided by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), this page has more than 700 links to Internet resources on aging.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles related to controversial social issues.
- The U.S. Administration on Aging Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes fact sheets on key topics related to aging, statistics, and more.
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