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| Foreword | |
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| Preface to the Second Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction and Basic Concepts in Aging | |
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| Basic Definitions | |
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| Organization of the Book | |
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| Demographic, Theoretical, and Methodological Issues | |
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| Demography of Aging | |
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| Aging in the World | |
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| Demographic Factors and Rate of Aging | |
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| Summary | |
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| Theories of Aging | |
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| Biological Theories of Aging | |
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| Psychosocial Theories of Aging | |
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| Summary | |
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| Understanding Change in Aging Research | |
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| Research Designs | |
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| Basic Statistical Terms | |
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| Summary of Common Statistical Techniques | |
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| Age-Related Designs | |
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| Statistics for Assessing Change | |
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| Statistics That Predict Change | |
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| Special Design Issues in Health and Aging Research | |
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| Summary | |
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| Aging of Biological Systems | |
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| Aging of the Skin and Musculoskeletal System | |
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| Skin | |
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| Musculoskeletal System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Aging of the Internal Organ Systems | |
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| Cardiovascular System | |
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| Respiratory System | |
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| Gastrointestinal System | |
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| Renal/Urinary System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Aging of the Sensory and Nervous Systems | |
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| Sensory System | |
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| Nervous System | |
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| Aging of the Endocrine and Immune Systems | |
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| Endocrine System | |
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| Immune System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Functional Health, Health Promotion, and Quality of Life | |
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| Functional Health | |
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| Health Promotion in Older Adults | |
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| Quality of Life | |
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| Summary | |
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| Psychosocial Factors Affecting Physical Health | |
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| The Interface Between Physical and Mental Health | |
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| Personality Processes and Disease | |
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| Differentiating Between Mental and Physical Health Problems in Late Life | |
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| Summary | |
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| Stress, Coping, and Health | |
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| Stress | |
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| Coping With Stress | |
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| Summary | |
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| Social Support, Health, and Aging | |
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| Characteristics of Social Support Networks | |
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| Social Support, Morbidity, and Mortality | |
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| Caregiving | |
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| Summary | |
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| Practical and Clinical Aspects of Aging | |
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| Aging in the Sociostructural Context | |
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| Adaptation to Retirement | |
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| Economics in Late Life | |
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| Health Care Economics in Late Life | |
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| Living Arrangements | |
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| Environmental Competence | |
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| Summary | |
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| What Is Optimal Aging? | |
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| Models of Optimal Aging | |
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| Wisdom and Optimal Aging | |
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| Religiousness, Spirituality, and Optimal Aging | |
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| Ars Moriendi-The Art of Dying | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |