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Animals, aging, and the aged / Leo K. Bustad.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bustad, Leo K.
- Series:
- Wesley W. Spink lectures on comparative medicine ; v. 5.
- Wesley W. Spink lectures on comparative medicine ; v. 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aging.
- Aging--Animal models.
- Geriatrics.
- Pets--Psychological aspects.
- Pets.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1980.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume explores the significant contributions of animals to our understanding of aging, to improving geriatric medicine, and to providing companionship and assistance to the elderly.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 PERSPECTIVES ON ANIMALS; 2 ANIMAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDERSTANDING AGING; 3 ANIMAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GERIATRIC MEDICINE; 4 THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPANION ANIMALS TO HUMAN WELL-BEING; 5 AFTERWORD; APPENDIX A: AGENCIES TRAINING DOGS TO AID THE HANDICAPPED; APPENDIX B: YOUNG ANIMAL SELECTION; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- A modified expansion of the 1979 lectures given at the Duluth, Minneapolis, and St. Paul campuses of the University of Minnesota.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-5716-5
- 0816609777
- OCLC:
- 607911600
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