Rethinking aging : growing old and living well in an overtreated society

Rethinking aging growing old and living well in an overtreated society

For those fortunate enough to reside in the developed world, death before reaching a ripe old age is a tragedy, not a fact of life. Although aging and dying are not diseases, older Americans are subject to the most egregious marketing in the name of "successful aging" and "long life,&...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hadler, Nortin M. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press c2011.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Older people > Medical care > United States.
Older people > United States > Psychology.
Health behavior > United States.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798134306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Enlightened aging
  • The golden years
  • Stayin' alive
  • The aged worker
  • Decrepitude
  • Frailty
  • The reaper
  • Autumn.

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