LITERATURE OF MEDICINE
Reviews and Notes: Geriatrics: The Graying of the World: Who Will Care for the Frail Elderly?
15 May 1995 | Volume 122 Issue 10 | Page 807
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The Graying of the World: Who Will Care for the Frail Elderly?
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LK Olson; ed. 328 pages. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Pr; 1994. $49.95 hard back; $24.95 soft back. ISBN 1-56024-364-3. Order phone 607-722-2493.
The editor, Professor of Government at Lehigh University, has assembled a group of contributors from Sweden, Germany, Japan, Canada, and elsewhere. They write of the care of the elderly and its problems, mainly fiscal. Their chapters are summarized by the editor in her introduction; the problems are worldwide and sobering.