Successful Ageing: Ambition and Ambivalence

by Tesch Romer, Clemens Tesch-Romer, Hans-Werner Wahl, et al.

Book Overview

The ambition of ageing science to discover the golden fleece of longevity and health is closely connected to the concept of 'successful ageing'. Still, for a large portion of the population, frailty and cognitive impairment is the reality of ageing, and it is by no means certain if health promotion, prevention and other interventions will reduce the probability of its occurrence.

This book argues that a narrow understanding of 'successful ageing'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192897535
• ISBN13: 9780192897534
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.8"