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July 2006, Vol 96, No. 7 | American Journal of Public Health 1160-1162
© 2006 American Public Health Association

VOICES FROM THE PAST

SENESCENCE: The Last Half of Life

G. Stanley Hall

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


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G. Stanley Hall

AT SIXTY WE REALIZE THAT there is but one more threshold to cross before we find ourselves in the great hall of discard where most lay their burdens down and that what remains yet to do must be done quickly. Hence this is a decade peculiarly prone to overwork. We refuse to compromise with failing powers but drive ourselves all the more because we are on the home stretch. We anticipate leaving but must leave things right and feel we can rest up afterwards. So we are prone to overdraw our account of energy and brave the . . . [Full Text]






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