Life extension research: Health, illness, and death

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-129

  Turner, Leigh ^a,b,c,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Denial of death; Human finitude; Life extension; Longevity; Psychological considerations

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOMEDICINE; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DYING; ETHICS; GENEALOGY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENETICS; HEALTH; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MANAGEMENT; MORALITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HUMAN;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; LONGEVITY;

EID: 14644399623     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HCAN.0000041186.34205.98     Document Type: Review

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