Screen LibraryHuman aging and chronic disease
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| Group Author: | ; |
| Published: |
Jones and Bartlett,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston, MA |
| Publication Dates: | 1992. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 335 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0867203153 9780867203158 |
| Index Number: | R592 |
| CLC: | R592 |
| Call Number: | R592/K189 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. Biology and the aging process : Longevity and prolongevity -- Biological theories of aging -- Population aging and health status : the aged come of age -- Cognitive aspects of aging and disease / Lisa C. McGuire and John C. Cavanaugh -- pt. 2. Biomedical aspects of aging : The aging skin -- The aging skeletal system -- Age-associated changes in vision and hearing -- The nervous system -- The aging process and the gastrointestinal system -- Nutrition and aging -- The biocultural basis of geriatric nutrition -- The cardiopulmonary system -- Disorders of the urinary system -- The endocri |