Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology
- 1st Edition - November 20, 2019
- Latest edition
- Editor: Suresh Rattan
- Language: English
Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology, Three Volume Set presents a wide range of topics, ranging from what happens in the body during aging, the reasons and mechanisms relating… Read more
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Description
Description
Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology, Three Volume Set presents a wide range of topics, ranging from what happens in the body during aging, the reasons and mechanisms relating to those age-related changes, and their clinical, psychological and social modulators and determinants. The book covers the biological and medical aspects of gerontology within the general framework of the biological basis of assessing age, biological mechanisms of aging, age-related changes in biological systems, human age-related diseases, the biomedical practicality and impracticality of interventions, and finally, the ethics of intervention.
Key features
Key features
- Provides a ‘one-stop’ resource to information written by world-leading scholars in the field of biomedical gerontology
- Fills a critical gap of information in a field that has seen significant progress in the last 10 years
Readership
Readership
Students, researchers, academics, industrialists and healthcare personnel in the field of ageing and geriatrics who need specific information on topics outside their immediate area of expertise
Table of contents
Table of contents
EVOLUTION AND BIODEMOGRAPHY
AGEING PHENOTYPE
MECHANISMS
INTERVENTIONS
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 20, 2019
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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