Encyclopedia of gerontology /
edited by James E. Birren.
- 2nd ed.
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, c2007.
- 2 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A-K -- Contents -- About the editor-in-chief -- About the editorial advisory board -- Foreword -- Preface -- How to use the Encyclopedia -- Abuse and neglect of elders / Accelerated aging / Achievement / Adaptation / Addiction : general / Adult education / Age stratification / Ageism and discrimination / Alcohol and drugs / Allergic reactivity in the elderly / Andropause / Anxiety disorders / Arthritis and rheumatic diseases / Assessment : neuropsychological / Atherosclerosis / Attention / Autonomic nervous system / L. McDonald -- F. Sierra -- D.K. Simonton -- S.K. Whitbourne -- B. Segal -- A. Kruse E. Schmitt -- P. Uhlenberg D. Dannefer -- T.D. Nelson -- E.S. Lisansky Gomberg -- T.O. Anderson -- S. M. Harman -- K.M. Connor D.G. Blazer -- S. Walki E.M. Badley -- G.N. Savla, D.J. Moore, B.W. Palmer -- G. Spinetti, M. Wang, R.E. Monticone, E.G. Lakatta -- P.A. Allen, E. Ruthru, M-C. Lien -- S.E. Borst, S. Goswami, D.T. Lowenthal, D. Newell -- v. 1. and and and and and and and and Balance, posture and gait / Behavioral genetics / Bereavement and loss / Bioenergetics / Body : composition, weight, height, and build / Brain and central nervous system / Cancer and age / Cancer : breast / Cardiovascular system / Careers in aging / Caregiving and caring / Cell death / Cellular aging : growth factors and cellular senescence / Cellular signal transduction / Centenarians / Cholesterol and cell plasma membranes / Cognitive-behavioral interventions / Comparative and cross-cultural studies / Conditioning / Consumer behavior / Creativity / Crime and age / Critical gerontology / Cultural and ethnic influences on aging / M. Woollacott -- C.S. Bergeman A.D. Ong -- D.A. Lund -- J.J. Ramsey K. Hagopian -- A.S. Ryan D. Elahi -- W. Bondare -- M.L. Freedman M.L.R. Nierodzik -- L. Balducci, S. Hoover, H. Greenberg -- W.S. Aronow -- C.J. Grabinski -- C.J. Whitlatch L.S. Noekler -- R.A. Lockshin Z. Zakeri -- C. Sell -- A. Kamat, R.I. Gregerman, M.S. Katz -- T.T. Perls -- T.N. Tulenko, D. Lapotofsky, R.P. Mason, R.H. Cox -- H.M. DeVries -- C.L. Fry -- R.L. Port T.L. Finamore -- C. A. Cole -- D. K. Simonton -- E.E. Flynn -- C.L. Estes C. Phillipson -- S.M. Albert -- and and and and and and and and and and and Death and dying / Decision making and everyday problem solving / Delirium / Dementia / Dementia : Alzheimer's / Demography / Dental health / Depression / Diabetes / Diet and nutrition / Disability, functional status and activities of daily living / DNA and gene expression / Driving behavior / Economics : society / Education and aging / Emotions / Endocrine function and dysfunction / Environmental gerontology / Epidemiology / Erectile dysfuntion / Ethics and euthanasia / Ethics and medical decision-making / R. Kastenbaum -- F. Blanchard-Fields A. Mienaltowski -- J. H. Flaherty -- P.J. Whitehouse -- P.J. Whitehouse -- G.C. Myers M.L. Eggers -- J.R. Drummond, R.G. Chadwick, A.D. Gilbert, C.J. Hanson, B.J.J. Scott -- P.A. Parmelee -- M.J. Rosenthal -- B.J. Rolls A. Drewnowski -- L. Ferrucci, C. Koh, S. Bandinelli, J.M. Guralnik -- J. Vijg -- J.C. Stutts -- Y.-P. Chen D. Colander -- R.J. Manheimer -- K.L. Schmidt R. Schulz -- F.V. Nowak A.D. Mooradian -- H.-W. Wahl L.N. Gitlin -- K.G. Manton -- H.Sadeghi-Nejad, A.D. Seftel, R. Munarriz -- N.S. Jecker -- M.B. Kapp -- and and and and and and and and and and Ethnicity and minorities / Evolution and comparative biology / Exercise and physical activity / Extracellular matrix / Falls / Frail elderly / Gastrointestinal system : function and dysfunction / Gender roles / Generational differences : age-period-cohort / Genetics / and Gerontechnology / Globalization and aging / Glycation / Grandparenthood / Health care and services / Hearing / Hematology and aging / History of aging / History of gerontology / Homeostasis, homeodynamics and aging / Hospice / Housing / Human factors engineering and ergonomics / Humor / K.,S. Markides, L. Rudkin, S.P. Wallace -- M.R. Rose C.L. Rauser -- C. Der Ananian T.R. Prohaska -- K.M. Reiser -- L.Z. Rubenstein K.R. Josephson -- D. Spini, P. Ghisletta, E. Guilley, C.J. Lalive d'Epinay -- D. Greenwald L.J. Brandt -- T. Calasanti -- K.W. Schaie -- T.E. Johnson, G.J. Lithgow, S. Murakami, D.R. Shook -- D.C. Burdick -- C. Phillipson J. Vincent -- A.T. Lee A. Cerami -- H.Q. Kivnick H.M. Sinclair -- R.L. Kane -- C.G. Fowler E.D. Leigh-Paenroth -- Z.S. Geloo W.B. Ershler -- W.A. Achenbaum -- J.E. Birren -- S.I.S. Rattan -- B. Hayslip Jr. R.O. Hansson -- J. Pynoos, C.M. Nishita, H. Kendig -- R.D. Ellis, C.B. Mayhorn, R.L. Shehab -- R.J. Manheimer -- and and and and and and and and and and and and and and Images of aging / Immune system / Information processing/cognition / Inhibition / Intelligence / International perspective on gerontology / M. Featherstone M. Hepworth -- N.S. Shah W.B. Ershler -- B. Bucur D.J. Madden -- J.M. McDowd -- M. Lövdẹn U. Lindenberger -- G.M. Gutman -- and and and and L-Z, Index -- Language and communication in aging / Language disorders : aphasia / Language disorders : general / Learning / Leisure / Life course / Life events / Life expectancy / Life review / Life satisfaction / Life span theory / Literary representation of aging / Loneliness / Long term care / Longitudinal studies / Markers of aging / Marriage and divorce / Medicare and medicaid and economic policy of health care / Memory / Memory, strategies / Menopause / Mental health / Metabolism : carbohydrate, lipid and protein / Mid-life and later-life crises / M.R. Clark-Cotton, R.K. Williams, M. Goral, L.K. Obler -- H.A. Whitaker -- M. Goral, M.R. Clark-Cotton, M.L. Albert -- J.S. Freund -- N.L. Danigelis -- D. Dannefer L. Falletta -- K.E. Murray A.J. Zautra -- K.G. Manton -- R.N. Butler -- R.C. Mannell S. Dupuis -- W. J. Hoyer -- A.M. Wyatt-Brown -- L.C. Mullins -- S. Zimmerman P.D. Sloane -- S.M. Hofer A.M. Piccinin -- G. E. McClearn -- B.A. Mitchell -- R.N. Butler M. Schechter -- A.D. Smith -- J.A. Sugar -- R.G. Gosden -- B.G. Knight L. Lee -- C.D. Berdanier -- D. Carr T. Pudrovska -- v. 2. and and and and and and and and and and Migration / Mitochondria and aging / Mobility and flexibility / Models of aging : invertebrates, filamentous fungi, and yeasts / Models of aging : vertebrates / Modernization and aging / Motor control / Narrative and aging / Network analysis / Neuroimaging (MRI, PET) / Neuromuscular system / Neurotransmitters and neurotrophic factors / Obesity / Obsessive compulsive disorders / Organizations on aging / Osteoporosis and aging related bone disorders / Oxidative damage / C.F. Longino Jr. -- D. McKenzie J. Aiken -- H. Mollenfopf -- S.M. Jazwinski -- E.J. Masoro -- J. Leavitt -- R.D. Seidler, A.S. Bangert, J.A. Anguera, C.M. Quinn-Walsh -- G. Kenyon W. Randall -- M. Broese van Groenou T. van Tilburg -- A.C. Burggren S.Y. Bookheimer -- S.D.R. Harridge B. Saltin -- T.H. McNeill, E.J. Davis, F.F. Hefti, T.J. Collier -- E. Rudin, M. Rincon, J. Bauman, N. Barzilai -- R. Kohn, A.G. Yip, M.C. Mancebo -- P.S. Liebig -- S.H., Gueldner, T.N. Grabo, G. Britton, C. Pierce, B. Lombardi -- A.K. Balin M. Vilenchik -- and and and and and and and and and and and Pain and presbyalgos / Parkinson's disease / Perception / Personality / Pharmacology / Physical therapy and rehabilitation / Politics of aging / Premature aging / Productivity and age / Prostate / Psychological well-being / Reaction time / Religion and spirituality / Reminiscence / Renal and urinary tract function / Research design and methods / Respiratory system / Retirement / Self esteem / Self-concept and body image / Self-regulation, health, and behavior / H. Leventhal, Sexuality, sensuality, and intimacy / Skill acquisition / S.W. Harkins R.B. Scott -- P. Chand I. Litvan -- I.E. Nagel, M. Werkle-Bergner, S.-C. Li, U. Lindenberger -- J.-E. Ruth -- W. E. Fann -- A.A. Guiccione -- C. Kelly V.W. Marshall -- G.M. Martin -- S.J. Czaja -- W.J. Aronson J.B. deKernion -- C.M. Keyes -- T.A. Salthouse -- S.H. McFadden -- B.K. Haight B.S. Haight -- R.D. Lindeman -- L.M. Collins -- N.S. Cherniack E.P. Cherniack -- R.C. Atchley -- R. Guarrusso V.L. Bengtson -- S.K. Whitbourne -- L. Dunbar, E.A. Leventhal -- M. Stones L. Stones -- D. L. Strayer J.M. Cooper -- and and and and and and and and and and and Sleep / Slowing of aging / Smell and taste / Social cognition / Social networks, support, and integration / H. Akiyama, Social security / Speech and communication (speech styles) / Stress : physiological / Stroke / Suicide / Syncope / Telomeres / Theories of aging : biological / Theories of aging : psychological / Theories of aging : social / Thirst and hydration / Time : perceptions and concepts / Touch and proprioception / Vision / Volunteer activity by older adults / Widowhood and widowerhood / Wisdom / Work and employment : individual / Work and employment : society / Contributors -- Index. C.A. Alessi -- S. Alavez, G.J. Lithgow, M. Muranjan -- S.S. Schiman -- J.E. Norris, M.W. Pratt, S. Hebblethwaite -- T.C. Antonucci, A.M. Sherman-- M.N. Ozawa -- J.A. Small -- D.A. Jurivich X. Zhou -- P.B. Gorelick V. Shanmugam, A.K. Pajeau -- S.S. Canetto -- F. Puisieux -- D. M. Baird -- F.E. Yates -- J.J.F. Schroots -- V.W. Marshall P.J. Clarke -- M.-M.G. Wilson-- J.J.F. Schroots -- J.M. Weisenberger -- C.T. Scialfa D.W. Kline -- R.A. Harootyan -- K. Davidson -- U.M. Staudinger J. Dörner -- J.N. Cleveland L.M. Shore -- P. Taylor -- and and and and and and and A. Martin-Matthews and and and