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also director of the human development program at his university. He is the author of The Decision-Makers: The Power Structure of Dallas; The Aging Enterprise; Long-Term Care of the Elderly,and Political Economy, Health, and Aging.
His research focus on long-term care policy and minority-aging issues has appeared in Policy Studies Reviewand the Journal of Aging Studies.
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Estes, C.L., Wallace, S.P. Health policy for the elderly. Soc 26, 66–75 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02700241
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