Ballenger, Jesse F. (Author)
Case Western Reserve University
Tassel, David D. Van
Edition Details: Advisor: Van Tassel, David D.
Physical Details: 368 pp.
Language: English
Description Examines the rising prominence of senility as a cultural category from the late-nineteenth century through the 1980s, culminating in the public attention and resources devoted to the problem of Alzheimer's disease. Cited in Diss. Abstr. Int. A 61 (2000): 1571A. UMI order no. 9968137.
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