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He is the author of two books on American political institutions and numerous articles in scholarly and professional journals. Currently, he is working on a book length study of public policy and the aged.
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Vinyard, D. The rediscovery of the elderly. Soc 15, 24–29 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02701611
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