Alcohol and Coffee Use in the Aging

ISBN-13: 9780367398057 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 144 str.

Ronald Ross Watson

Opis

Alcohol and Coffee Use in the Aging provides a detailed discussion of how alcohol affects the elderly, particularly in regard to major health problems. It examines the many physiological and cognitive changes that alcohol brings about and addresses the effect of alcohol on neurological and mental functions. It also provides rehabilitation and treatment options for the elderly with alcohol-related problems and addresses the role and effects of caffeine as a major factor contributing to insomnia and its association with hypertension and cancer. Finally, it examines a variety of issues, including cancer, the immune system, social problems, and treatment options.

Spis treści

Alcohol and Health in Elderly. Caffeine and Health in Aging. Drugs of Abuse and Health in the Aging.

O autorze

Ronald R. Watson