THE AGING PROCESS: A MEDICAL-SOCIAL PROBLEM
Authors: George Morris Piersol, Edward Leroy Bortz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 January 1939THE AGING PROCESS: A MEDICAL-SOCIAL PROBLEMGEORGE MORRIS PIERSOL, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD LEROY BORTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.GEORGE MORRIS PIERSOL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD LEROY BORTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-7-964 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTABLE OF CONTENTSI. ForestatementII. Introduction 964III. The Increase in Life Expectancy 965IV. Accidents and Longevity 966V. Communicable Diseases, Infections and Longevity 966VI. The Degenerative Disorders 967VII. Metabolic Disorders and the Aging Process 968a. Arteriosclerosis 968VIII. Nutrition and Longevity 969IX. Normal and Abnormal Growtha. A Consideration of the Nature of Cancer 970X. Rejuvenescence 972XI. Industry and Forty-Phobia 972XII. The Retirement Problem 974XIII. Social Implications of Longer Life 975XIV. Bibliography 976"Now that the average length of human life is increased and there are more and...Bibliography1. HALL GS: Senescence, 1922, D. Appleton & Company. Google Scholar2. THEWLIS MW: Geriatrics, C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis. Google Scholar3. CICERO : De Senectute, 1930, William Heineman. Google Scholar4. Personal communication. Google Scholar5. BRANCH WM: Longevity, Southwest. Med., 1937, 306-309. Google Scholar6. United States Public Health Service, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Google Scholar7. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health. Google Scholar8. Editorial: New England Jr. Med., 1937. Google Scholar9. WARTHIN AS: Old age, 1930, Paul Hoeber, Inc. Google Scholar10. BORTZ EL: Diabetic manual, 1936, F. A. Davis Co. Google Scholar11. JOSLIN EP: Treatment of diabetes mellitus, 1935, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar12. LEARY T: Arch. Path., 1934, xvii, 453. Google Scholar13. SHERMAN HC Lecture by , College of Physicians of Philadelphia, October 6, 1937: Optimal nutrition as a scientific concept and an economic problem. Google Scholar14. MINOT GR: New England Jr. Med., 1936. Google Scholar15. Personal communication. Google Scholar16. Personal communication. Google Scholar17. EWING JS: Report to the National Advisory Cancer Council, Washington, January 8, 1938. Google Scholar18. United States Department of Labor: Special report, February 1938. Google Scholar19. KAEMPFFERT W: The man over forty: a machine age dilemma, New York Times Magazine, March 6, 1938. Google Scholar20. CUTTER IS: The therapeutics of the later years of life, 1936. Proceedings, Interstate Post-Graduate Medical Assembly of North America. Google Scholar21. CARREL A: Phi Beta Kappa Oration, Dartmouth College, October 11, 1937. Google Scholar22. HALL GS: Senescence, 1922, D. Appleton & Company. Google Scholar23. CANNON WB: Harvard Alumni Bulletin, July 2, 1937. Google Scholar24. GRAY GW: The advancing front of science, 1937, Whittlesey House. Google Scholar25. MERRIAM CE: cited by G. W. GRAY: The advancing front of science, 1937, Whittlesey House, page 340. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: GEORGE MORRIS PIERSOL, M.D., F.A.C.P.; EDWARD LEROY BORTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Delivered before the American College of Physicians, New York City, April 4, 1938. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byQuality of Life and Subjective Health: Strengthening the Subjective Perspective in CardiologyMotivation for Longevity Across the Life Span: An Emerging IssueRE-EVALUATION OF A GLUTAMATE-VITAMIN-IRON PREPARATION (L-GLUTAVITE) IN THE TREATMENT OF GERIATRIC CHRONIC BRAIN SYNDROME, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO RESEARCH DESIGNGerontologyThe Operative Management of Hypertrophy of the Prostate with Complicating Coronary Heart Disease 1 January 1939Volume 12, Issue 7 Page: 964-977 Keywords Aging Infectious diseases Life expectancy Metabolic disorders Nutrition ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...