CONTENTS

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I.Introduction[1]
II.Duration of Life[9]
III.Onset of Old Age[26]
IV.Factors influencing Longevity[32]
V.Causes of Senescence, with a note on Senescence and Carcinoma[62]
VI.Normal Structural Changes in Old Age[90]
VII.The Physiology of Old Age[115]
VIII.The Description of Old Age in the Twelfth Chapter of Ecclesiastes[129]
IX.Distinction between Healthy and Morbid Old Age[135]
X.Diseases in and of Old Age[139]
Index[157]