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Interrelations of the Aging Process and Accidents *
Author(s) -
RODSTEIN MANUEL
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1972.tb00777.x
Subject(s) - medicine , orthostatic vital signs , weakness , accidental , gerontology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , muscle weakness , arousal , neuroscience , surgery , psychology , physics , blood pressure , acoustics , radiology
With the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes as a background, the author draws analogies to life for the aged. The various aspects discussed include intellectual function, memory, orientation, tremor, acrophobia, gait, hypo‐hyperkinesia, muscle weakness, homeostasis, orthostatic hypotension, visual and auditory acuity, osteoporosis and fractures. Deficiencies involving these factors make the aged person particularly prone to accidental injury. The more optimistic side of the picture is represented by the many people who remain mobile and active in old age.