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Physical change & aging : a guide for the helping professions / Sue V. Saxon, Mary Jean Etten.
Holman Biotech Commons QP86 .S29 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saxon, Sue V.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aging.
- Geriatrics.
- Aging--physiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Aging--physiology.
- Geriatrics.
- Physical Description:
- 480 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Other Title:
- Physical change and aging
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Tiresias Press, [2002]
- Contents:
- 1 Perspectives on Aging 9
- 2 Theories of Aging 16
- 3 The Skin, Hair, and Nails 30
- 4 The Musculoskeletal System 51
- 5 The Nervous Systems 80
- 6 Dementia and Delirium 106
- 7 The Sensory System 125
- 8 The Cardiovascular System 158
- 9 The Respiratory System 192
- 10 The Gastrointestinal System 208
- 11 The Urinary System 237
- 12 The Reproductive System 258
- 13 The Endocrine System 274
- 14 The Immune System 292
- 15 Special Topics (Alcoholism, Falls, Foot Care, Pain) 298
- 16 Health Promotion and Exercise 316
- 17 Nutrition 333
- 18 Medication and the Elderly 370
- 19 Teaching Older Adults 409
- 20 Death and Grief in the Later Years 422
- Appendix A Practical Hints for the Safety of the Aging 457.
- Notes:
- Includes biographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826116558
- OCLC:
- 50408477
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