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Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 21, 2001 : Modern Topics in the Biology of Aging
Richard Adelman
Hardcover - $115.40
Presenting the latest research in the biology of aging, this volume addresses important theoretical issues focusing on the basis for why humans live as long as they do. Expert authors combine three general paradigms of aging research: demographic...
Clinical Neurology of Aging
Albert
Hardcover - $216.10
This thorough revision of a well-established text presents essential information on the neurobiology of aging. There are new chapters on competency and ethics, problems of daily living, psychopharmacology, and stability and falls. Written in a accessible...
Aging, Immunity, and Infection
Joseph F. Albright
Hardcover - $154.70
Two prominent immunogerontologists review the major features and functions of the immune system that are most likely, or known, to be significantly altered by aging, and offer insightful analyses of the consequences for those aging subjects who must...
Eldercare Technology for Clinical Practitioners
Majd Alwan
Hardcover - $133.80
The proportion of the world’s population of individuals over the age of 60 is expected to double to 20% by 2030. This change in the demographic, and its potential economic impact on industrialized nations has prompted active research in automated...
Inheritance in Contemporary America : The Social Dimensions of Giving Across Generations
Jacqueline Lowe Angel
Hardcover - $63.80
With the baby boom generation on the cusp of retirement, life expectancies on the rise, and the nation''s cultural makeup in flux, the United States is faced with social and policy quandaries that demand attention. How are elders to balance the competing...
Gender and Ageing
Sara Arber
Paperback - $73.70
This book is a follow-up to Arber and Ginn''s award winning Connecting Gender and Ageing (1995). It contains original chapters from eminent writers on gender and ageing, addressing newly emergent areas within gender and ageing, including gender...
Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Christine Arenson
Hardcover - $127.70
The sixth edition of Reichel's Care of the Elderly: Clinical Aspects of Aging remains the pioneering text for the practicing physician confronted with the unique problems of an increasingly elderly population. Dr. William Reichel's formative text is...
Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded : Second Edition
Wilbert S. Aronow
Hardcover - $310.60
Offering modern perspectives from 16 new specialists on a wide range of topics in cardiovascular medicine, this edition includes new and informative sections on normal aging changes and diabetes. It also discusses essential skills for the evaluation...