Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... continues to prevail in practice , with ageing often seen as a disability or disease in its own right . Older people ... continue to attract a discouraging prognosis . Negative medical practice needs to be challenged . The first step ...
... continues to prevail in practice , with ageing often seen as a disability or disease in its own right . Older people ... continue to attract a discouraging prognosis . Negative medical practice needs to be challenged . The first step ...
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... continue their working life are thrust into what can become a depressing idleness . Unemployment can lead to apathy and boredom if people find that they cannot organize their time . Social life can become unattractive if many former ...
... continue their working life are thrust into what can become a depressing idleness . Unemployment can lead to apathy and boredom if people find that they cannot organize their time . Social life can become unattractive if many former ...
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... continue functioning normally . There are two main reasons . First , women's background in managing the home sanctions greater expectations that they will continue to manage for longer , and under more adverse circumstances than men ...
... continue functioning normally . There are two main reasons . First , women's background in managing the home sanctions greater expectations that they will continue to manage for longer , and under more adverse circumstances than men ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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