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GERONTOLOGIE [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Sociology of Old Age
DEF

The study of aging as a biologic, sociological, and psychological process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
DEF

Branche de la médecine consacrée à l'étude de la physiologie, de la pathologie et du comportement social des vieillards.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
  • Sociología de la ancianidad
DEF

Ciencia que estudia el envejecimiento. Puede ser desarrollada por científicos que pertenecen a diferentes áreas biológicas (bioquímicos, fisiólogos, sicólogos, sociólogos), como también por médicos.

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