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Borrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age eBooks & eLearning
Posted by First1 at Feb. 3, 2019
Borrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age by Sue Armstrong
English | January 24th, 2019 | ISBN: 147293606X, 1472936094 | 272 pages | EPUB | 0.85 MB
English | January 24th, 2019 | ISBN: 147293606X, 1472936094 | 272 pages | EPUB | 0.85 MB
The ageing of the world population is one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st century—up there with climate change in its potential global impact. Sometime before 2020, the number of people over 65 worldwide will, for the first time, be greater than the number of 0–4 year olds, and it will keep on rising. The strains this is causing on society are already evident as health and social services everywhere struggle to cope with the care needs of the elderly.