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Our Aging Bodies /

People in developed countries are living longer and, just as the aged population around the world is steadily growing, the number of adults eighty-five and older in the United States is projected to quadruple to twenty-one million people by 2050. The aging of our population has huge implications for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merrill, Gary F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. How We Age
  • 2. The Aging Nervous System
  • 3. The Aging Endocrine System
  • 4. The Aging Immune System
  • 5. The Aging Reproductive System
  • 6. The Aging Urinary System
  • 7. The Aging Gastrointestinal System
  • 8. The Aging Musculoskeletal System
  • 9. The Aging Cardiovascular System
  • 10. The Aging Respiratory System
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR