Ageing: A Very Short Introduction

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"Nancy A. Pachana looks at the science of ageing, covering the positive aspects of ageing as well as diseases associated with later life. She considers new ways to afford older people a high quality of life, including ways to optimize healthy ageing and technological contributions to well-being: and she examines how ageing has been viewed by different societies, from the ancient world to modern times."--Book flap