| Description |
207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Oxford medical publications |
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. The World Grows Grey -- 2. The Benefits of an Aging Society -- 3. Retirement-The Opportunity of Age -- 4. Living Arrangements -- 5. Physical Disability -- 6. Servicing an Aging Society -- 7. The Biology of Aging -- 8. Normal Aging -- 9. The Body's Chemical and Physical Composition -- 10. The Aging Brain -- 11. Age-related Psychological Problems -- 12. Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, and Motor Neurone Disease -- 13. Mobility -- 14. Nutrition and Digestion -- 15. The Bladder and its Control -- 16. Heart, Blood Vessels, and Lungs -- 17. Eyes, Ears, Teeth, Skin, and Feet -- 18. Cancer -- 19. Medicines -- 20. Caring for an Infirm Elderly Person at Home -- 21. Death -- 22. Bereavement |
| Analysis |
Old persons Health |
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Aged care |
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Ageing |
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Diseases |
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Great Britain |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [194]) and index |
| Subject |
Aging.
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Gerontology.
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Older people -- Diseases.
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Aged.
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Aging.
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| Author |
Davison, William, Dr.
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Webster, Stephen.
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| LC no. |
91039486 |
| ISBN |
0192621491 (paperback) |
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0192621505 (hbk.) |
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