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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162785603321

Titolo

Health and aging in the world's largest democracy / / editor, C. Shanthi Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, New York : , : Nova Science, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

1-61728-083-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 pages)

Collana

Aging issues, health and financial alternatives

Disciplina

613/.0438

Soggetti

Older people - Health and hygiene - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview of health and ageing from the Indian context / C. Shanthi Johnson and S. Irudaya Rajan -- Physical and behavioral dimensions of health and well-being in the elderly / A.B. Dey -- Health promotion and protection of the elderly / G.S. Shanthi and B. Krishnaswany -- Nutrition for healthy ageing / Seema Puri -- Nutrition and health policy / V.S. Natarajan -- Physical activity and ageing / Gareth R. Jones and C. Shanthi Johnson -- Elder abuse and adult protection / Mala Kapur Shankardass -- Cardiovascular health in the elderly / Arvind Mathur -- Diabetes in the elderly / D. Dalus -- Arthritis in the elderly / I.S. Gambhir -- Osteoporosis : a silent disease / C. Shanthi Johnson -- Dementia and Alzheimer's disease / M.K. Thakur -- Mental health / Roy A. Kallivayalil.