Some Medical Aspects of Old Age by Sir Humphry Davy Rolleston
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"Some Medical Aspects of Old Age" by Sir Humphry Davy Rolleston is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work is based on the Linacre Lecture delivered in 1922 at St. John's College, Cambridge and reviews historical and contemporary medical perspectives on aging and its associated diseases. The book explores the intricacies of old age, discussing factors influencing longevity, the physiological changes that occur, and the distinction between healthy
aging and age-related diseases. The opening of the work introduces the foundation of the Linacre Lectureship, highlighting its long legacy and Rolleston’s honor in presenting this lecture. He outlines the primary objective of his discussion: to examine medical aspects of old age without attempting a comprehensive overview. The introduction asserts that understanding the medical implications of aging is vital for promoting healthier, longer lives, a sentiment echoed throughout the subsequent content. Rolleston emphasizes the need for a young, active perspective in studying geriatrics, encouraging a timely inquiry into the factors that contribute to a healthy old age. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Rolleston, Humphry Davy, Sir, 1862-1944 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Some Medical Aspects of Old Age Being the Linacre lecture, 1922, St. John's college, Cambridge |
| Note | "The material in this small volume was collected in connexion with the Linacre lecture ... The introduction is chiefly of local interest in connexion with the history of the Linacre lecture."--Preface |
| Contents | Introduction -- Duration of life -- Onset of old age -- Factors influencing longevity -- Causes of senescence, with a note on senescence and carcinoma -- Normal structural changes in old age -- The physiology of old age -- The description of old age in the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes -- Distinction between healthy and morbid old age -- Diseases in and of old age. |
| Credits |
Produced by Turgut Dincer, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | RC: Medicine: Internal medicine |
| Subject | Longevity |
| Subject | Linacre lecture, St. John's college, Cambridge |
| Subject | Geriatrics |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57215 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-57215-4 |
| Release Date | May 26, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 604 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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