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Editorial
. 2012 Mar;102(3):393-5.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300617. Epub 2012 Jan 19.

Aging in the United States: opportunities and challenges for public health

Lynda A Anderson, Richard A Goodman, Deborah Holtzman, Samuel F Posner, Mary E Northridge
Editorial

Aging in the United States: opportunities and challenges for public health

Lynda A Anderson et al. Am J Public Health. 2012 Mar.
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A resident of the Marion Apartments in Atlanta, GA, walks along a newly constructed ramp by the Atlanta Regional Commission project to accommodate its aging population on June 15, 2011. Photograph by David Goldman. Printed with permission of AP Wide World.
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