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Gerontology

advanced old age, roughly past eighty, marked by steep losses in function and cognition that limit successful aging.

In gerontology, fourth age refers to advanced old age, roughly past eighty, marked by steep losses in function and cognition that limit successful aging. This meaning comes from Baltes (2003) in Gerontology.[1]

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References

Baltes, P. B., & Smith, J. (2003). New Frontiers in the Future of Aging: From Successful Aging of the Young Old to the Dilemmas of the Fourth Age. Gerontology, 49(2), 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1159/000067946

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