Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... dependent older people , rarely seeing fitter , more independent people who do not conform to the stereotypical picture . Consequently , their work can reinforce , on a daily basis , popular ageist stereotypes of the nature of old age ...
... dependent older people , rarely seeing fitter , more independent people who do not conform to the stereotypical picture . Consequently , their work can reinforce , on a daily basis , popular ageist stereotypes of the nature of old age ...
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... dependent upon information given by the individual . Nor is diagnosis always straightforward , for some conditions such as pain , depression and , perhaps old age itself , do not submit to physical tests which can confirm or deny their ...
... dependent upon information given by the individual . Nor is diagnosis always straightforward , for some conditions such as pain , depression and , perhaps old age itself , do not submit to physical tests which can confirm or deny their ...
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... dependent on dietary sources . Deficiency is commonly asssociated with scurvy , the degeneration of skin , teeth and blood vessels , but can also lead to anaemia , irritability , muscle pain , joint swelling , delayed wound healing ...
... dependent on dietary sources . Deficiency is commonly asssociated with scurvy , the degeneration of skin , teeth and blood vessels , but can also lead to anaemia , irritability , muscle pain , joint swelling , delayed wound healing ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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