Ageing: a global perspective.
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Ageing: A Global Perspective C E Stein & A Kalache 1 Epidemiology: Ageing and the Eye R Weale 4 Delivery of Eye Care to the Elderly R Wormald 6 ARM: Aetiology & Clinical Management A C Bird 8 ARM: Intervention Possibilities U Chakravarthy & P Hart 9 Road Traffic Accidents in Libya M El Shtewi et al 11 Eye Programme in Benin A R Potter 14 The Global Initiative World Health Organization 16 determined by the exposures and actions of an individual during the whole life span. Thus, individuals are able to influence how they age by adapting to ageing-associated changes and by adopting healthier life styles.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Community eye health
دوره 12 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999