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The fear of death may translate into the desire for longevity. However, longevity is a true blessing only if it is coupled with good health. Healthiness, in today's expectation, is not simply a disease free state. Rather, it is very much a state of wellbeing and competence, both physically and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Scientific (Firm)
Otros Autores: Leung, Ping-Chung, 1941-, Woo, Jean, Kofler, Walter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2013.
Colección:Annals of traditional Chinese medicine ; v. 6.
Temas:
Medicine, Chinese.
Aging.
Health promotion.
Mental health.
Quality of life.
Ethnology.
Anthropology.
Social sciences.
Medicine, Oriental.
Philosophy.
Medical care.
National health services.
Social control.
Sociology.
Culture.
Humanities.
Therapeutics.
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Aging
Health Promotion
Mental Competency
Quality of Life
Anthropology, Cultural
Phenomena and Processes.
Anthropology
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment.
Social Sciences
Medicine, East Asian Traditional
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
Life
Preventive Health Services
Growth and Development
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services.
Jurisprudence
Psychological Phenomena and Processes.
Psychiatry and Psychology.
Philosophy
Delivery of Health Care
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena.
Health Services
Medicine, Traditional
Social Control, Formal
Physiological Phenomena
Sociology
Complementary Therapies
Culture
Health Care Economics and Organizations.
Humanities
Therapeutics
Mental Health
Médecine chinoise.
Vieillissement.
Promotion de la santé.
Santé mentale.
Qualité de la vie.
Ethnologie.
Anthropologie.
Sciences sociales.
Médecine orientale.
Philosophie.
Prestation de soins.
Services de santé.
Contrôle social.
Sociologie.
Médecines parallèles.
Sciences humaines.
Thérapeutique.
mental health.
quality of life.
anthropology.
social sciences.
philosophy.
sociology.
culture note.
humanities.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
Public Health.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Public Health - General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Chinese medicine has a lot to offer / Ping-Chung Leung
  • ch. 2. Extended view of a bio-psycho-socio-eco-cultural model and the self-understanding of Western medicine and new public health / Walter Kofler
  • ch. 3. The Hong Kong cadenza philosophy / Ruby Yu and Jean Woo
  • ch. 4. Longevity, life satisfaction, money and aging / David Schnaiter
  • ch. 5. Understanding between generations: a practicable way to help create a society fit for all ages / Christa Erhart, Susanne Schinagl and Peter Erhart
  • ch. 6. The life as a struggle for immortality: history of ideas in Russian gerontology (with immunoneuroendocrine bias) / Leonid P. Churilov and Yury I. Stroev
  • ch. 7. Promoting the elderly health in Hong Kong: strategies and actions / Wai Man Chan
  • ch. 8. Integrative medicine and anti-aging in Japan / Kazuhiko Atsumi
  • ch. 9. Medical resonance therapy music / Dr. Ernest HM, Ma
  • ch. 10. Neuroscience and meditation / Tatia M.C. Lee [and others]
  • ch. 11. Shaolin mind-body exercise as a neuropsychological intervention / Agnes Suiyin Chan and Sophia Laiman Sze
  • ch. 12. Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a tool for quality control of traditional Chinese herbal medicines / Lukas Bittner, Stefan Schönbichler and Christian Huck.

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