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1 online resource (68 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; The Author; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction by Lord Sutherland of Houndwood; Chapter 1: Your life to come The costs and benefits of lengthening the lifespan; Chapter 2: Living beyond one's allotted span The scene is set by the visit of a seventy (plus)-year-old to a medical practice; Chapter 3: The perils of preservation uncovered. Coming to terms with 'healthspeak' in recommended clinical appointments |
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Chapter 4: The questionnaire disease 'There has to be change for things to remain the same': inmates ask the same questions and the answers are often distressingly familiar the mixed legacy of Florence Nightingale; Chapter 5: Journey's beginning Decrepitude and plans for retirement; Chapter 6: The dark shadow of decrepitude Facing the fact that the 'old engine' (the human body) needs a series of major repairs as well as fine-tuning; Chapter 7: How was it in your day, Dad? The recognition that the old help to satisfy the intense curiosity in the past of the young |
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Chapter 8: 'The strife is o'er ... the battle lost' The travails of loss of physical independence how the old may and do help the aged; Chapter 9: Defiance gives way to resignation Decrepitude and bereavement; Epilogue: The changing relationship between doctor and patient; Endnotes |
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Peacock, Alan T., 1922-2014 -- Last years.
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Peacock, Alan T., 1922-2014. |
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Last years of a person's life. |
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Old age.
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Old age. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Peacock, Alan. Defying Decrepitude. London : University of Buckingham Press, The, ©2013 |
| ISBN |
1789559987 |
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9781789559989 (electronic book) |
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