Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... powerful social groups , whose ideas dominate what is to be believed , and not believed . Just as Galileo confronted a religious establishment which did not wish to examine the tenets of its time - honoured wisdom , these medical ...
... powerful social groups , whose ideas dominate what is to be believed , and not believed . Just as Galileo confronted a religious establishment which did not wish to examine the tenets of its time - honoured wisdom , these medical ...
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... powerful and influential social force . The doctor occupies a position of the highest professional status . Medicine has established the principle that clinical judgement is unquestionable , a powerful notion that dominates many areas ...
... powerful and influential social force . The doctor occupies a position of the highest professional status . Medicine has established the principle that clinical judgement is unquestionable , a powerful notion that dominates many areas ...
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... powerful restraints on behaviour that can ultimately be unhealthy . The rejection of sexual relationships denies older people the health - giving benefits of the happiness , pleasure and enjoyment that they can bring . In a multi ...
... powerful restraints on behaviour that can ultimately be unhealthy . The rejection of sexual relationships denies older people the health - giving benefits of the happiness , pleasure and enjoyment that they can bring . In a multi ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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