Life span extension : consequences and open questions /
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Springer Pub. Co.,
[1991]
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Scientific exploration of aging, its scope and its limits / Frederic C. Ludwig
- The structural basis of aging / Zhores Alexandrowitsch Medvedev
- Is aging measurable? / Donald K. Ingram
- Life span extension by means other than control of disease / Thomas C. Cesario and Daniel Hollander
- Aging of the brain / Herbert Haug
- Ethical dilemmas faced in dealing with the aged sick / Nicholas K. Coni
- Aging together, aging alone / James E. Smith
- Economic implications of human life span extension / Yoram Ben-Porath
- Legal implications of a longer life / Marshall Houts
- Policy implications and ethical dilemmas posed by an aging population / Richard L. Sprott
- Research into aging : should it be guided by the interests of present individuals, future individuals, or the species? / Peter Singer
- The perspective of senescence and death : an opportunity for man to mature / Claude Jean-Nesmy.