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The UN, in its call for the World Assembly, uses the phrase: “Older people as contributors to and not just the beneficiaries of development”. This is not just an ideal hope, if we believe that many older people are demonstrably competent and that more could be if we worked at it.
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Maddox, G. (1982). Core Issue from Round One (replies by country) Maintaining an active and independent life for as long as possible. In: Aging 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6273-9_4
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