THE VARIOUS DEFINITIONS OF BIOLOGICAL AGING

被引:4
作者
THOMPSON, ME [1 ]
FORBES, WF [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WATERLOO,PROGRAM GERONTOL,WATERLOO N2L 3G1,ONTARIO,CANADA
来源
CANADIAN JOURNAL ON AGING-REVUE CANADIENNE DU VIEILLISSEMENT | 1990年 / 9卷 / 02期
关键词
Aging; Definitions; Normal Aging; Successful Aging;
D O I
10.1017/S0714980800013088
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Various definitions of aging are discussed. The term successful aging is criticized and some of the criteria of normal aging are discussed. The relevance of a good definition of biological aging and aging processes is outlined and it is stressed that aging process parameters should discriminate between individuals who are at higher and lower risk in terms of specific harmful consequences. © 1990, Canadian Association on Gerontology. All rights reserved.
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页码:91 / 94
页数:4
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