The encyclopedia has been developed for maximum utility to clinicians social workers researchers and public health professionals working with older adults its multidisciplinary coverage and scope of topics make this volume an invaluable reference for academic and public libraries 65 citations 25 mentions. The encyclopedia has been developed for maximum utility to clinicians social workers researchers and public health professionals working with older adults its multidisciplinary coverage and scope of topics make this volume an invaluable reference for academic and public libraries. Encyclopedia of aging and public health springer reference 2008 01 16 unknown books amazonca. This encyclopedia brings together established and emerging research findings in all relevant disciplines of gerontology and population aging it provides comprehensive coverage of the entire breadth of the field gives readers access to all major sub fields and illustrates their interconnectedness with other disciplines. This is a multiauthored encyclopedia on aging from a public health perspective it is intended as a reference for practitioners caring for older persons public health officials and persons involved in planning for older persons the authors have created a handsome book there is a broad audience for this book trainees in social nursing and medical fields public health officials