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Old Age before Modernity : Case Studies and Methodological Perspectives, 500 BC ‒ 1700 AD
This book investigates old age and ageing in premodern times, with a special focus on the Middle Ages. Perspectives from gerontology and the humanities, and above all from history, are combined to provide novel insights. The gerontological articles…
Perspectives on treating hypertension in old age: The burden of polypharmacy, risks of treatment and GPs’ treatment probability
With increasing age, blood pressure rises as a consequence of arterial stiffness and it has been debated whether or not to it is beneficial to treat hypertension in old age especially in >75-year-olds when they have multimorbidity, polypharmacy or…