CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 PERSPECTIVES ON ANIMALS; 2 ANIMAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDERSTANDING AGING; 3 ANIMAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GERIATRIC MEDICINE; 4 THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPANION ANIMALS TO HUMAN WELL-BEING; 5 AFTERWORD; APPENDIX A: AGENCIES TRAINING DOGS TO AID THE HANDICAPPED; APPENDIX B: YOUNG ANIMAL SELECTION; REFERENCES; INDEX
Summary
This volume explores the significant contributions of animals to our understanding of aging, to improving geriatric medicine, adn to providing companionship and assistance to the elderly. Leo L. Bustad discusses what can be learned from animal life-span s
