Chapter 2 Aging : natural or disease? A view from medical textbooks

According to medical tradition, aging coincides with illnesses such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease, yet is itself a 'normal', 'natural' and non-pathological process. From this perspective, anti-aging drugs are more akin to cosmetics and mind-alteri...

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Other Authors: Janac, Sarah (Editor), Clarke, Brian (Editor), Gems, David (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
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