Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... considered an alterna- tive to changing the habits which cause heart disease . A wider approach to health should address the causes , not just the symptoms , concentrating on individual decisions about lifestyle which are under direct ...
... considered an alterna- tive to changing the habits which cause heart disease . A wider approach to health should address the causes , not just the symptoms , concentrating on individual decisions about lifestyle which are under direct ...
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... considered . The Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and Health recently reported that non - smokers are between 10 % and 30 % more likely to contract lung cancer if consistently exposed to tobacco smoke , pointing out that the ...
... considered . The Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and Health recently reported that non - smokers are between 10 % and 30 % more likely to contract lung cancer if consistently exposed to tobacco smoke , pointing out that the ...
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... considered , has occurred simultaneously with the decline of physical exercise , and they should be considered together . Nor does exercise overcome the damage to health caused by the stress and tensions of modern life . All these ...
... considered , has occurred simultaneously with the decline of physical exercise , and they should be considered together . Nor does exercise overcome the damage to health caused by the stress and tensions of modern life . All these ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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