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Springer Geriatrics 2 Digestive System 1st Editon 2011 Softbound by D. Platt
Digestive System.- The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. Esophagus, Stomach, Small Bowel, and Exocrine Pancreas.- The Large Intestine.- The Liver and Biliary System.- Endocrine System.- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal-Adrenal Axis.- The Aged Thyroid Gland.- Diabetes Mellitus in Advanced Age.- Sexual Function During Advancing Age.- Kidney and Urogenital System.- The Kidney.- Bladder and Prostate.- Haematological System.- Blood in the Aged.- Respiratory System.- Physiological and Pathological Aspects of the Respiratory System.- Rehabilitation.- Rehabilitation - Physical and Clinical Aspects.- Nutrition.- Nutritional Characteristics of the Elderly.- The Role of Nutrition in Human Aging.- Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism and Nutrition During Human Aging.- Vitamins and the Aging Process.- Human Aging and Obesity.- Drug Treatment.- Drug Treatment in the Aged.