Human senescence : evolutionary and biocultural perspectives /
It is only comparatively recently in evolutionary terms that humans have developed late-life survival. Looking at anthropological, gerontological and biocultural evidence, Human Senescence explores why humans age only slowly over our lifespan, and what impacts this has on our health and lives today.
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 语言: | 英语 |
| 出版: |
Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| 丛编: | Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ;
36. |
| 在线阅读: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120791 |
| 总结: | It is only comparatively recently in evolutionary terms that humans have developed late-life survival. Looking at anthropological, gerontological and biocultural evidence, Human Senescence explores why humans age only slowly over our lifespan, and what impacts this has on our health and lives today. |
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| 实物描述: | 1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : illustrations |
| 参考书目: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511065701 9780511065705 0511067836 9780511067839 0511170440 9780511170447 9780511542350 0511542356 0521571731 9780521571739 9780511059391 0511059396 |