Concept information
Preferred term
aging
Definition
- Aging is inevitable. Although the average life expectancy has increased dramatically in recent years, we have yet to discover the proverbial fountain of youth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Aging]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- aerobic capacity and aging
- aging and immune dysfunction
- Alzheimer's disease
- diet and diseases of aging
- diet and longevity
- drug interactions and functional status in older adults
- elder abuse
- end-of-life issues
- flexibility and flexibility training
- functional fitness exercise
- injury prevention in older adults
- meaning and health in older adults
- memory fitness
- mobility and health
- nutrition for older adults
- Older Americans Act
- osteoarthritis: lifestyle management
- osteoporosis and strength training
- physical activity and cognitive functioning
- physical activity and exercise for older adults
- sarcopenia in older adults
- social connection and relationships in successful aging
- successful aging
- walking and health
- water exercise
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/aging
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