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Geroneuropsychology: The Neuropsychological Approach to the Study of Aging

The Neuropsychology of Aging. D.S. Woodruff-Pak, 1997. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers. 352 pp., $34.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2001

Feggy Ostrosky-Solis
Feggy Ostrosky-Solis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology, National University of Mexico.
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Abstract

The most compelling reason for studying the neuropsychology of aging is the fact that there are so many more people who are elderly. Worldwide average life expectancy has already increased more in the past 100 years than in the previous 2000 years, due mainly to public health advances which are consequently fueling a rapid population growth of the elderly. Gerontology (the study of aging) and Geriatrics (health care for the elderly) are expanding disciplines and will continue offering career and service opportunities to the increasing number people who are interested in answering the questions and addressing the problems of aging.

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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 119 - 120
Copyright
© 2001 The International Neuropsychological Society

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