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Human Senescence: Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspectives

By Douglas E. Crews

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
9780521571739, 0521571731
Open Library ID
OL18210824M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2529427 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Edition
1
Pages
302\302
Topic
Medicine
Library
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Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46
Медицинские дисциплины;Геронтология и гериатрия

Description

Combining anthropological, gerontological and biocultural evidence, this study explores how humans came to grow old as slowly as they do, and what impacts this has had on their health and lives. It is only comparatively recent that humans have developed late-life survival, but much of the research on senescence is based on isolated cells, worms, and fruit flies, which may be only of peripheral relevance to human aging.

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