Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... pollution . Scientific evidence is not always entirely objective . Even the highest statistical probability linking environmental factors and health is not sufficient if they do not correspond to dominant ideas , or are seen to be ...
... pollution . Scientific evidence is not always entirely objective . Even the highest statistical probability linking environmental factors and health is not sufficient if they do not correspond to dominant ideas , or are seen to be ...
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... pollution , or the effect of both on the immune system ? One suggestions is that the debilitating conditions may be allergic reactions to modern pollution . Tobacco , dust , pollens , spores , hair , textiles , animal dander and other ...
... pollution , or the effect of both on the immune system ? One suggestions is that the debilitating conditions may be allergic reactions to modern pollution . Tobacco , dust , pollens , spores , hair , textiles , animal dander and other ...
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... pollution 61 pain prevention 171 , 172 physical impairment 120 and relaxation. alternative therapies 164-5 prevention 164 Discomfort , acceptance of 10 Disease and ageing 44-5 allopathic approach 61-2 allopathic concept 28-9 germ theory ...
... pollution 61 pain prevention 171 , 172 physical impairment 120 and relaxation. alternative therapies 164-5 prevention 164 Discomfort , acceptance of 10 Disease and ageing 44-5 allopathic approach 61-2 allopathic concept 28-9 germ theory ...
Contents
Nature and the importance of good health in old age | 1 |
expectations of health in old age | 8 |
the medicalization of old age | 23 |
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