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Cross-cultural studies of biological aging /
Cross-Cultural Studies of Biological Aging reviews papers that tackle issues of biological aging from a cross-cultural perspective. The studies emphasize the interaction of biological, cultural, and environmental factors that provides the data about the range of variation in certain biological proce...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon,
1982.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Social science & medicine ;
volume 16, no. 2. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Cross-Cultural Studiesof Biological Aging; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION, ACTIVITY AND DEPENDENCY AMONG ELDERLY SHERPA IN THE NEPAL HIMALAYAS; INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. WORK, AGING AND DEPENDENCY IN A SHERPA POPULATION IN NEPAL; INTRODUCTION; AGING IN SHERPA SOCIETY; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. POPULATION GENETIC MODELS IN THE STUDY OF AGING AND LONGEVITY IN A MENNONITE COMMUNITY; INTRODUCTION; POPULATION; METHODS; RESULTS; REFERENCES
- CHAPTER 4. SECULAR CHANGES IN AGE-SPECIFIC CAUSE OF DEATH IN SANDAY, ORKNEY ISLANDSINTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. COMPONENTS OF LONGEVITY: DEVELOPMENTAL AND GENETIC RESPONSES TO DIFFERENTIAL CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; INTRODUCTION; THE AUTUMNAL DYSENTERIES; MATERIAL AND METHODS; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. MORTALITY RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN A MODERNIZING POPULATION; INTRODUCTION; OBJECTIVES; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
- CHAPTER 7. BIOCULTURAL RISKS IN LONGEVITY: SAMOANS IN CALIFORNIAINTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. THE CHANGES WITH AGE OF THE ANATOMICAL DISTRIBUTION OF FAT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9. COMPARISON OF VISUALLY ESTIMATED AGE WITH PHYSIOLOGICALLY PREDICTED AGE AS INDICATORS OF RATES OF AGING; INTRODUCTION; METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. PATTERNS OF ADULT WEIGHT AND FAT CHANGE IN SIX SOLOMON ISLANDS SOCIETIES: A SEMI-LONGITUDINAL STUDY; INTRODUCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN
- SUBJECTS AND METHODSRESULTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11. AGING IN SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC DIMENSIONS IN A RURAL ZAPOTEC-SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN THE VALLEY OF OAXACA, MEXICO; INTRODUCTION; METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 12. BLOOD PRESSURE AT REST AND DURING EXERCISE AMONG SHERPAS AND TIBETAN MIGRANTS IN NEPAL; INTRODUCTION; SAMPLES AND METHODS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX