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Why we age : what science is discovering about the body's journey through life
- Title
- Why we age : what science is discovering about the body's journey through life / Steven N. Austad.
- Author
- Austad, Steven N., 1946-
- Publication
- New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1997.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 244 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index.
- Contents
- The paradox of aging -- Age inflation and the limits of life -- Has aging changed over time? -- Is aging genetic? -- Why does aging happen? -- The rate of living -- What evolution explains about aging -- What processes cause aging? -- Reproductive aging, menopause, and health -- Slowing aging and extending life: remedies and expectations.
- Call Number
- JSE 99-1707
- ISBN
- 0471148032 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 97005542 //r97
- OCLC
- 36283982
- Author
- Austad, Steven N., 1946-
- Title
- Why we age : what science is discovering about the body's journey through life / Steven N. Austad.
- Imprint
- New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1997.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JSE 99-1707