Human senescence : evolutionary and biocultural perspectives /
It is only comparatively recently in evolutionary terms that humans have developed late-life survival. Looking at anthropological, gerontological and biocultural evidence, Human Senescence explores why humans age only slowly over our lifespan, and what impacts this has on our health and lives today.
| Основен автор: | Crews, Douglas E. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Серия: |
Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ;
36. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120791 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Human senescence. |
| Резюме: |
It is only comparatively recently in evolutionary terms that humans have developed late-life survival. Looking at anthropological, gerontological and biocultural evidence, Human Senescence explores why humans age only slowly over our lifespan, and what impacts this has on our health and lives today. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0511065701 9780511065705 0511067836 9780511067839 0511170440 9780511170447 9780511542350 0511542356 |