Successful aging /
Rowe, John W. 1944-
Successful aging / John W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn. - 1st ed. - New York : Pantheon Books, c1998. - xv, 265 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-252) and index.
ch. 1. Breaking down the myths of aging --
ch. 2. Structure of successful aging --
ch. 3. "Usual aging" --
ch. 4. Nature versus nurture in aging --
ch. 5. Avoiding disease and disability in late life --
ch. 6. Role of exercise and nutrition in maintaining health --
ch. 7. Beyond exercise: strategies to maintain and enhance physical performance in old age --
ch. 8. Maintaining and enhancing mental function in old age --
ch. 9. Marketing youth: the pills, potions, and lotions of anti-aging --
ch. 10. Relating to others --
ch. 11. Productivity in old age --
ch. 12. Prescriptions for an aging society.
"The results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America, which show how to maintain optimum physical and mental strength throughout later life."--Jacket.
0375400451
97036900
Longevity.
Aging.
QP85 / .R69 1998
613/.0438
Successful aging / John W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn. - 1st ed. - New York : Pantheon Books, c1998. - xv, 265 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-252) and index.
ch. 1. Breaking down the myths of aging --
ch. 2. Structure of successful aging --
ch. 3. "Usual aging" --
ch. 4. Nature versus nurture in aging --
ch. 5. Avoiding disease and disability in late life --
ch. 6. Role of exercise and nutrition in maintaining health --
ch. 7. Beyond exercise: strategies to maintain and enhance physical performance in old age --
ch. 8. Maintaining and enhancing mental function in old age --
ch. 9. Marketing youth: the pills, potions, and lotions of anti-aging --
ch. 10. Relating to others --
ch. 11. Productivity in old age --
ch. 12. Prescriptions for an aging society.
"The results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America, which show how to maintain optimum physical and mental strength throughout later life."--Jacket.
0375400451
97036900
Longevity.
Aging.
QP85 / .R69 1998
613/.0438