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Related Resources

1. Administration on Aging at www.aoa.gov
2. American Association of Retired People at www.aarp.org
3. Health and Age. Novartis Foundation for Gerontology at www.healthandage.com
4. www.infoaging.org
5. National Council on the Aging. www.ncoa.org
6. National Institute on Aging at www.nia.nih.org
7. American Society on Aging at www.asaging.org
8. The Healthy Aging Campaign at www.healthyaging.net
9. http://geridoc.net/aseessmenttools.html#urinary%20function
10. http://www.hartfordign.org/resources/education/tryThis.html

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