Open AccessBiomedical challenges of human senescence: a review
Author(s) -
A.G. Tumbo-Oeri
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v79i12.8674
Subject(s) - life expectancy , medicine , pandemic , gerontology , public health , multidisciplinary approach , disease , covid-19 , population , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social science , pathology , sociology
To summarise and discuss the progress made in the study of human senescence over the past one hundred years and assess the achievements to date.