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The Second Edition includes new material focusing on demographic statistics, chronic disease, and successful aging. This edition also features new charts, tables, and figures to highlight text. Contents: - Models of Identity and the Aging Process - Who are the Aged - How aging is studied? - Aging of Appearance and Mobility - Cardiovascular and Respitory systems - Digestive, Excretory, and Endocrine Systems - Reproductive, Autonomic, and Immune Systems - Dementia and Normal Age Changes in the Brain - Chronic Disease and Health - Sensory and Perceptual Processes Identity and the Biopsychosocial Perspective RevisitedSusan Krauss Whitbourne PhD is the author of 'The Aging Individual: Physical and Psychological Perspectives, 2nd Edition', published 2002 under ISBN 9780826193612 and ISBN 0826193617.
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