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1 online resource (324 pages) |
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GERONTECHNOLOGY; CONTENTS; PART I; Chapter 1 GERONTECHNOLOGY: THE LINKING OF GERONTOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY; Chapter 2 GERONTECHNOLOGY: THE CHALLENGE; PART II; Chapter 3 AGE-RELATED CHANGES WITHIN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: INTEGUMENTARY, SKELETAL, AND MUSCULAR; Chapter 4 AGE-RELATED CHANGES WITHIN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: CIRCULATORY, RESPIRATORY, AND DIGESTIVE; Chapter 5 AGE-RELATED CHANGES WITHIN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: URINARY, REPRODUCTIVE, ENDOCRINE; Chapter 6 AGE-RELATED CHANGES WITHIN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; PART III; Chapter 7 GERONTECHNOLOGY AND VISION |
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Chapter 8 GERONTECHNOLOGY AND HEARINGPART IV; Chapter 9 ERGONOMIC DESIGN FOR OLDER ADULTS; Chapter 10 INTELLIGENT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE; PART V; Chapter 11 ROBOTICS AND INDEPENDENCE FOR THE ELDERLY; Chapter 12 KEEPING AN OLDER POPULATION MOBILE; PART VI; Chapter 13 TECHNOLOGY, AGING, AND COMMUNICATION; Chapter 14 GERONTECHNOLOGICAL ONTOLOGY:; INDEX |
| Summary |
Aging does not occur in isolation but is a reflection of societal attitudes and resulting practical outcomes. Practical responses are principally the purview of engineering, technology, and the biomedical sciences, while the societal attitudes represent the ethical, philosophical, and social bases of the culture. Together they provide the inevitable link between the fields of gerontology and technology: Gerontechnology. The six sections of this groundbreaking book, Gerontechnology, detail this relationship. Part I describes the multi-faceted convergence of technology and aging, as well as the |
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Gerontechnology.
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Adulthood.
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Medical personnel.
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Technology.
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Older people.
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Self-help devices for people with disabilities.
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Adult
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Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
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Equipment and Supplies
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Medicine
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Technology, Industry, Agriculture
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Age Groups
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Health Occupations
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
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Technology
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Aged
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Self-Help Devices
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Geriatrics
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Disciplines and Occupations
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Persons
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Named Groups
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elderly.
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
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Technology
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Self-help devices for people with disabilities
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Older people
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Medical personnel
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Adulthood
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Gerontechnology
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Public Health.
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Health & Biological Sciences.
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Aged Public Health.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780398085308 |
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0398085307 |
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