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    Aging Guide     

    Text in BROWN indicates that the item is located in Hoover Library.
    Dewey call numbers for books in Aging: 610-619

    Geriatrics and Gerontology

    • The Merck Manual of Geriatrics. 2nd edition (1995).
      • Online version of book, but not searchable and no index available.
    • National Institute on Aging (NIA)
      • Information on a wide range of topics related to older people and their families.
    • Encyclopedia of Gerontology: Age, Aging, and the Aged. 2 vols. Ed. James E. Birren. San Diego: Academic Press, 1996.
      • (Call number: R 612.6703 E56)
    • Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged. 2nd ed. Ed. Ronald R. Watson. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994.
      • (Call number: R 613.20846 H236)

    Government Agencies and Programs

    Organizations

    • AARP
      • Advocacy organization for older and retired people.

    Statistics

    • Statistical Information on Older Persons (U.S. Administration on Aging)
      • Numerous links to tables and reports. Very good site.
    • 65+ in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
      • Covers numerical growth, longevity and health characteristics, geographic distribution, and social and economic characteristics. The report is by Frank B. Hobbs with Bonnie L. Damon and is in PDF format.
    • HRS and AHEAD Web (University of Michigan)
      • Health and Retirement Study and (HRS) and Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) are nationally representative longitudinal data collections that examine retirement and the aging of society. To view the data, one must fill out a free registration.
    • National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) (ICPSR)
      • Datasets of scientific importance to the gerontological research community especially in the areas of international data, historical data, longitudinal data, data on minority aging, non-Federal studies, and data that are otherwise not readily available. Many, but not all, of the datasets are free to the public.
    • National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
      • Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency.
    • Statistical Record of Older Americans. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994.
      • (Call number: R 317.30846 S797)