Public health gerontology and active aging

A Systematic Review of Key Issues in Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 129-151

  Poscia, Andrea ^a   Landi, Francesco ^a   Collamati, Agnese ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active aging; Aged; Epidemiologic transition; Healthy aging; Life expectancy; Longevity; Oldest old; Policy; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944570570     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13620-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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