Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction and background
- 2 Evolutionary and biological theories of senescence
- 3 Human variation: growth, development, life history, and senescence
- 4 Human variation: chronic diseases, risk factors, and senescence
- 5 Human life span and life extension
- 6 Discussion and perspectives
- References
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 August 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction and background
- 2 Evolutionary and biological theories of senescence
- 3 Human variation: growth, development, life history, and senescence
- 4 Human variation: chronic diseases, risk factors, and senescence
- 5 Human life span and life extension
- 6 Discussion and perspectives
- References
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Human SenescenceEvolutionary and Biocultural Perspectives, pp. v - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2003