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The Cambridge handbook of successful aging / edited by Rocío Fernández Ballesteros, Athanase Benetos, Jean-Marie Robine.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, ©2019.Description: xiv, 648 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781107162259 (hbk.) :
  • 9781316614747 (pbk.) :
Other title:
  • Handbook of successful aging
  • Successful aging
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.0438 23 BAL
Contents:
Part I. Biomedical Aspects Part II. Psychosocial Factors Part III. Socio-Demographic Issues
Summary: Recent studies show that more people than ever before are reaching old age in better health and enjoying that health for a longer time. This Handbook outlines the latest discoveries in the study of aging from bio-medicine, psychology, and socio-demography. It treats the study of aging as a multidisciplinary scientific subject, since it requires the interplay of broad disciplines, while offering high motivation, positive attitudes, and behaviors for aging well, and lifestyle changes that will help people to stay healthier across life span and in old age. Written by leading scholars from various academic disciplines, the chapters delve into the most topical aspects of aging today.
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management Non-fiction 613.0438 BAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 40968

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Part I. Biomedical Aspects Part II. Psychosocial Factors Part III. Socio-Demographic Issues

Recent studies show that more people than ever before are reaching old age in better health and enjoying that health for a longer time. This Handbook outlines the latest discoveries in the study of aging from bio-medicine, psychology, and socio-demography. It treats the study of aging as a multidisciplinary scientific subject, since it requires the interplay of broad disciplines, while offering high motivation, positive attitudes, and behaviors for aging well, and lifestyle changes that will help people to stay healthier across life span and in old age. Written by leading scholars from various academic disciplines, the chapters delve into the most topical aspects of aging today.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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