Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us about Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives
- ISBN-10
- 0553380923
- ISBN-13
- 9780553380927
- Series
- Aging with Grace
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 242
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Author
- David Snowdon
Description
A study of aging and its impact draws on research into the lives of hundreds of Catholic nuns to discuss the role of heredity in the aging process, how lifestyle influences chances for a vital old age, and related topics.
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