Description
| Summary: | This comprehensive volume examines the gradual reduction of mobility in the elderly. The authors first review the physiological and psychological changes that occur as we age, and go on to illustrate how this gradual decrease in adequate mobility can lead to an increase in automotive accidents. They also review the limitations that mass transportation systems and driving individual vehicles present for the elderly, and discuss different assistive devices that have been and should be implemented to help improve mobility. Each chapter ends with insightful commentaries by specialists in the geron.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 347 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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| ISBN: | 9780826116765
0826116760
9780826113092
0826113095
1281806188
9781281806185
9786611806187
6611806180 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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