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Peer reviewedComfort, Alexander – Social Policy, 1976
Notes that most American institutions are unwittingly geared to age prejudice as in past times they were geared to race prejudice and sex prejudice. In determining needs and abilities, age is quite as irrelevant as is race. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Age, Age Groups, Bias, Economic Climate
Peer reviewedEtzioni, Amitar – Social Policy, 1976
Suggests that the view of older persons as a status group with unique specialized needs tends to set up a dysfunctional tension between older Americans and the rest of society. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Age Groups, Economic Factors, Geriatrics
Direct linkHahn, Joan Earle; Aronow, Harriet Udin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: Persons with an intellectual and developmental disability frequently face barriers in accessing preventive services in community-based health care systems. As they age into middle years, they are at increased risk for functional decline. This paper presents a description of an advanced practice nurse (APN) intervention used in a pilot…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Intervention, Nurses, Health Conditions
