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Editorial
. 2014 Dec;26(8):1251-60.
doi: 10.1177/0898264314562148.

Aging and place--neighborhoods and health in a world growing older

Yvonne L Michael  1 , Irene H Yen  2
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Editorial

Aging and place--neighborhoods and health in a world growing older

Yvonne L Michael et al. J Aging Health. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

The articles in this special issue make it clear that there are interesting and policy-relevant research to identify place-based strategies to improve health and reduce health disparities among older adults. The articles also reveal important areas of future research and policy innovation that are needed related to place and aging.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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