The significance of healthy aging for older persons who participated in health education groups

Introduction: Different terms have been used to describe the aging process while avoiding the negative consequences of advanced age. In this context healthy aging assumes a more extensive meaning than the absence of disease, and includes a process of adapting to the changes that occur throughout lif...

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Main Authors: Daiany Borghetti Valer, Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz Bierhals, Marinês Aires, Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232015000400809&lng=en&tlng=en