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Table of Contents:
Preface
Alcohol Use Disorders in Elderly Women: Invisible Distress;pp. 1-5
(Boaz Levy,McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA)
^ Nutritional Assessment in the Elderly: Where Do We Stand?;pp. 7-18
(Emanuele Cereda, International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), University of Milan, Italy, Carlo Pedrolli , Dietetic and Clinical Nutrition Unit, Trento Hospital, Trento, Italy)
Working Under Time Pressure: An Increasing Risk for Women's Health?;pp. 19-30
(Barbini Norma, Epidemiological Center, Ancona, Squadroni Rosa, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Sera Francesco, Firenze, Italy)
Physicians' Communication with Their Older vs. Younger Female and Male Patients;pp. 31-41
(Leslie R. Martin, La Sierra University, Suzy Marie O'Donnell, M. Robin DiMatteo, University of California, Riverside, Michael Goldstein, Bayer Institute for Health Care Communication, Maysel Kemp White, Healthcare Communication Institute, USA)
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women;pp. 43-75
(Isabel Coma-Canella, Department of Cardiology, University Clinic. Medical School. Navarra University, Pamplona, Spain)
Aging Women and Coronary Heart Disease;pp. 77-135
Marek A. Kosmicki, Hanna Szwed,II Department of Coronary Artery Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland)
Prognosis of Women with Acute Coronary Syndromes: An Overview;pp. 137-147
(Andreja Sinkovic, Department of Medical Intensive Care, General Hospital Maribor, Slovenia)
The Effects of Aging on the Electrophysiological Properties of the Atrial Myocardium in Women with and Without Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation;pp. 149-162
(Osmar Antonio Centuriòn, Akihiko Shimizu, Shojiro Isomoto, Division of Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias, Cardiovascular Institute, Sanatorio Migonebattilana, Asunciòn, Paraguay)
Physiological Changes in Human Cardiac Sympathetic Innervation and Activity Assessed by Metaiodobenzylguanidine Imaging;pp. 163-174
(Kazuyuki Sakata, Kei Iida, Yasuhiro Yaguchi, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital Nagaizumi, Taizo Komiya, Mitsutishi Ito,Yoshihiro Nkaya, Division of Cardiology, Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Japan)
Women and Angina Pectoris: Emergency Department and Diagnostic Difficulties in an Undeveloped Community;pp. 175-183
(Esed Omerkic, Emergency, Health center Zivinice, Fahir Barakovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Sarcopenia and Frailty in Older Women;pp. 185-237
(Matteo Cesari, Marco Pahor, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research University of Florida,USA, Giuseppe Colloca, Vlentina Zamboni, Department of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Physiatry Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome Italy)
Resistance Training for Musculoskeletal Health and the Prevention of Disability in Postmenopausal Women;pp. 239-279
Jack Cannon, Stephen Bird, School of Human Movement Studies, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst NSW, Australia)
Endothelial Dysfunction in Post-Menopausal Women;pp. 281-301
(Dimitris Tousoulis, Alexandros Briasoulis, Charalambos Antoniades, et al., Cardiology Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece)
Hip fracture in Elderly Women: Risk Factors, Management and Prevention;pp.303-318
(Mahesan Anpalahan)
Age-Related Micro- and Ultrastructural Changes in Women's Bone;pp. 319-349
(Neil Dong, Huijie Leng, Xiaodu Wang, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michael Reyes, Xiaodu Wang, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
Gender and Ages differences of the Prevalence of Frail Elderly and of Functioning Decline with a Two Year Longitudinal Study in Matsue City, Japan;pp. 351-364
(Masahiro Kawagoe, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Tokyo, Japan, Kumiko Imahashi, Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokyo Univ. Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan)
Age and Gender Differences in Some Components of Spatial Cognition;pp. 365-388
(Tina Iachini, Gennaro Ruggiero, Francesco Ruotolo & Rosa Pizza
Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Italy)
Age Stereotypes Versus Gender Stereotypes and Cognitive Performance: A Threat or A Release from Threat for Older Women?;pp. 389-401
(Simay Ikier, Yeditepe University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kayisdagi, Istanbul)
Gender Differences in the Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease: is There an Implication for Age-Related Changes in Body Composition and Body Fat Distribution?;pp.403-410
(Emanuele Cereda, International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status, University of Milan, Manuela Chiara Sacchi, Consultant Psychologist, Division of Clinical Nutrition, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Older Women: Current Research and Future Directions;pp. 411-430
(Corey E. Pilver, Becca R. Levy, Yale School of Public Health)
Aging and Memory: A Review of Theories, Source and Context Memory, and Distinctiveness;pp. 431-459
(Tamra J. Bireta,The College of New Jersey, Aimée M. Surprenant
Memorial University of Newfoundland, USA)
Sexual Difference Between the Macromolecular Synthesis of Hepatocyte Mitochondria in Male and Female Mice in Aging as Revealed by Electron Microscopic Radioautography;pp. 461-487
(Tetsuji Nagata, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, and Department of Anatomy, Shinshu Institute of Alternative Medicine, Nagano, Japan)
Salutogenic Perspectives on Healthy Aging in Women;pp. 489-513
(Ulrich Wiesmann, Gabriele Niehörster, Hans-Joachim Hannich, Institute for Medical Psychology, University of Greifswald, Germany)
Primary Care Evaluation on Nutritional Habit and Weight Gain of Elderly Women in Hungary;pp. 515-528
(Imre Rurik, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Primary care Centre, Lazlò Kalabay, Department of Family Medicine, Budapest, Hungry)
Aging and Calcium Paradox. Increase of Red Cell Calcium Content With Age and Its Reversal by Calcium Supplementarion;pp. 529-538
(Takuo Fujita, Katsuragi Hospital, Osaka, Calcium Research Institute, Osaka, Shigeki Ohgitani, Imai Hospital, Hyogo, Mutsumi Ohue, Katsuragi Hospital, Osaka, Japan, et al.)
Gender Differentials in Transitions and Expected Years Spent in Seven Living Arrangements among the Oldest-Old in China - A Population-Based Decrement-Increment Life Table Analysis;pp. 539-575
(Danan Gu, Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, OR 97207, USA, Denese Ashbaugh Vlosky, School of Social Work, The Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA, and Zeng Yi, Center for Aging, Duke University, Durham NC, 27710, USA and Center for Healthy Aging and Family Studies, Peking University, China)
Aging and Culture: Implications for Well-Being;pp. 577-595
(Ori Ashman, School of Psychology, Murdoch University)
Spouse's Emotional Support and Attainment of Health Goals;pp. 597-614
(Dean D. VonDras, University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Scott F. Madey, Shippensburg University)
Does the Gender Paradox Persist in the Last Years of Very Long Lives?;pp. 615-625
(Edith Guilley, Luc André Guillet, Myriam Girardin Center for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Nonhuman Primates as the Animal Model for Age-Dependent Diseases;pp. 627-635
(Nobuyuki Kimura, Laboratory of Disease Control, Tsukuba Primate Research Center, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Japan)
Physical Activity, Obesity and Environmental Characteristics in Youth;pp. 637-645
(Jorge Mota, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure Faculty of Sport Sciences-University of Porto-Portugal)
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