Human Aging
- ISBN-10
- 0878915362
- ISBN-13
- 9780878915361
- Series
- Human Aging
- Category
- Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Later Years
- Pages
- 574
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- REA
- Author
- Research and Education Association
Description
This reference book describes the physiological and psychological changes which attend the normal aging process. A separate section is provided on the patterns of use of psychoactive drugs by the elderly. The information in this reference volume was originated by leading investigators in the field, who carried out observations on healthy persons over a period of years.
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- 2021-05-11
- 382 pages
- Ebook
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- 2000
- 389 pages
- Paperback
- McGraw-Hill Science, Engineering & Mathematics
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