Gerontology

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Gerontology & Aging

AgeLine

Provides abstracts of articles from over 300 magazines and journals, selected books, research reports, and videos. Topics include "social gerontology, including health sciences, demography, psychology, sociology, social work, economics", health care, Medicare, practical issues for patients and caregivers, etc. Coverage is mostly from 1978 to the present. Note: AgeLine is freely available to anyone on the Internet but the number of simultaneous users is limited.

Aging-Dementia-Research Resources on the Web (Washington U.)

http://alzheimer.wustl.edu/Links/Links.htm

Links to associations, foundations, federal resources, and other related web sites.

AgingStats.gov

http://www.agingstats.gov/Agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Default.aspx

This site by the U.S. Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics brings together statistics on aging from several government agencies. Its main publication is Older Americans (date): Key Indicators of Well-being.

GeriatricWeb

http://geriatricweb.sc.edu/

Links to reviewed sources on aging for health professionals. Topics include syndromes and diseases, psychiatry, patient care, ethics, economics, etc.

Geropsychology

http://www.premier.net/~gero/geropsyc.html

Links to resources on gerontology, topics of interest to seniors, dementia and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Disease, strokes, assessment, research centers, and psychology.

Internet Resources on Aging (AARP)

http://www.aarp.org/internetresources/

Selected web sites personally reviewed and selected by AARP (American Association of Retired Persons).

Social Gerontology & the Aging Revolution

http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/geron.html

This site is part of A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace. It links to information on the topic from various perspectives, e.g. biology, psychology, culture, public policy, community, religion, and mass media. Commentary is provided which puts everything in context. A good source for statistics as well.

Agencies, Associations, etc.

AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)

http://www.aarp.org/

Alzheimer's Association

http://www.alz.org/

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education

http://www.aghe.org/site/aghewebsite/

The Gerontological Society of America

http://www.geron.org/

International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

http://www.iagg.com.br/webforms/index.aspx

U.S. Administration on Aging

http://www.aoa.gov/

Research Methods & Writing (including APA style)

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The Web Center for Social Research Methods (Bill Trochim)

http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/

Provides online texts and papers, links to related sites on social research and methods, a statistical primer, simulations, text questions, student projects, etc.

Psychology With Style: a Hypertext Writing Guide

http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm

Guide to the APA manual and writing for the profession. Follows an outline of a typical paper, from title page to reference list.