Evolutionary Gerontology and Geriatrics Why and How We Age /

Evolutionary Gerontology and Geriatrics Why and How We Age /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Libertini, Giacinto (Author), Corbi, Graziamaria (Author), Conti, Valeria (Author), Shubernetskaya, Olga (Author), Ferrara, Nicola (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XVII, 413 p. 188 illus., 124 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Series:Advances in Studies of Aging and Health, 2
Subjects:
Age distribution (Demography).
Gerontology.
Geriatrics.
Evolution (Biology).
Epidemiology.
Aging Population.
Evolutionary Biology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73774-0
Format: Electronic eBook
Table of Contents:
  • Presentation
  • Terminology
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Evolution and phenoptosis
  • Chapter 3. Evolutionary medicine
  • Chapter 4. The comparison between the two paradigms
  • Chapter 5. Subtelomere-Telomere aging theory
  • Chapter 6. Aging in the human species
  • Chapter 7. The elderly subjects and their troubles
  • Chapter 8. Prevention and treatment of the troubles of the elderly
  • Appendix.

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