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Die mittlere Lebenserwartung ist in Deutschland in den letzten 100 Jahren um nahezu das Doppelte angestiegen (Abb. 21.1). Diese Entwicklung geht hauptsächlich auf verbesserte Hygiene, Reduzierung der Neugeborenenmortalität und effektivere Therapie und Prophylaxe akuter Krankheiten im Erwachsenenalter zurück. Aufgrund dieser Entwicklung spielen gesundheitliche, soziale und psychologische Probleme älterer Menschen eine immer größere Rolle in Klinik und Forschung.

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Rolf, C., Nieschlag, E. (2000). Seneszenz. In: Nieschlag, E., Behre, H.M. (eds) Andrologie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05739-1_21

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