Successful aging
By: John W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn.
Contributors: Kahn, Robert Louis, 1918-
Series: A Dell Trade paperback
Publisher: Dell Pub.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780440508632
Subjects: Longévité.; Vieillissement.; Personnes âgées -- Santé et hygiène -- États-Unis.; Promotion de la santé -- États-Unis.; Longevity.; Aging.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-252) and index.
Table of contents: title: Breaking down the myths of aging; title: Structure of successful aging; title: "Usual aging"; title: Nature versus nurture in aging; title: Avoiding disease and disability in late life; title: Role of exercise and nutrition in maintaining health; title: Beyond exercise: strategies to maintain and enhance physical performance in old age; title: Maintaining and enhancing mental function in old age; title: Marketing youth: the pills, potions, and lotions of anti-aging; title: Relating to others; title: Productivity in old age; title: Prescriptions for an aging society.