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Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client pp 363–381Cite as

Behavioral Medicine for the Health Concerns of the Elderly

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Good health is the key to a good life, a long life. “If you have your health, you have everything” is an old saw, often quoted. The attribute of physical health is often used as the primary index for denoting ourselves and others as aged. Health and longevity are inextricably tied.

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Keuthen, N., Wisocki, P.A. (1991). Behavioral Medicine for the Health Concerns of the Elderly. In: Wisocki, P.A. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0638-0_16

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