附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Biology and the aging process : Longevity and prolongevity -- Biological theories of aging -- Population aging and health status : the aged come of age -- Cognitive aspects of aging and disease / Lisa C. McGuire and John C. Cavanaugh -- pt. 2. Biomedical aspects of aging : The aging skin -- The aging skeletal system -- Age-associated changes in vision and hearing -- The nervous system -- The aging process and the gastrointestinal system -- Nutrition and aging -- The biocultural basis of geriatric nutrition -- The cardiopulmonary system -- Disorders of the urinary system -- The endocrine system and age -- pt. 3. Biosocial aspects of aging : Sexuality and aging / Gere B. Fulton -- Drugs and the elderly / Patricia H. Andrews -- Exercise, health, and aging -- Epilogue : The biologizing of aging : some precautionary notes.
