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 implicatio...

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Main Author: Merrill, Gary F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2015
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • How we age
  • The aging nervous system
  • The aging endocrine system
  • The aging immune system
  • The aging reproductive system
  • The aging urinary system
  • The aging gastrointestinal system
  • The aging musculoskeletal system
  • The aging cardiovascular system
  • The aging respiratory system.