The Morphological Spectrum of Aging and Emphysematous Lungs
Authors: A. AZCUY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 July 1962The Morphological Spectrum of Aging and Emphysematous LungsA. AZCUY, M.D., A. E. ANDERSON JR., M.D., ALVAN G. FORAKER, M.D.A. AZCUY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, A. E. ANDERSON JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALVAN G. FORAKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-1-1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is generally conceded that there is extreme difficulty in distinguishing between the transformations associated with normal aging and old age complicated by morbid processes. Indeed, as Metchnikoff wrote in 1903 (1), ". . . there is at present, from the conditions of inharmonious environment, no chance of a really physiological old age and death for mankind." 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Jacksonville, FloridaFrom the Research Laboratory, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida.This investigation was supported by research grants H-4088, H-4321, and H-6065 from the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.Requests for reprints should be addressed to A. Azcuy, M.D., Research Department, Baptist Memorial Hospital, 800 Miami Road, Jacksonville 7, Florida. 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