Elderly, family and community support

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  • Parsa, Kolsoom Instructor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract:

سالمندی یک بیماری نیست بلکه فرآیندی زیست شناختی است که همه افراد در دنیا با آن درگیر هستند. با افزایش سن کنشهای زیست شناختی رو به کاهش می گذارند از این رو فرآیند پیر شدن انسان به تدریج پیش می رود و عواملی نظیر ژن ، محیط و مهارتهای زندگی هر کدام بطور جداگانه در پیشرفت آن دخالت دارند.

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volume 11  issue 2

pages  4- 8

publication date 2001-09

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