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Two opposing types of change take place concurrently in organs and bodily systems throughout life. In earlier years the changes produced by evolution or growth are the most readily apparent, whereas in later life the changes associated with involution or atrophy of the tissues predominate. Many of the special features of disease in old age are consequences of the structural and functional alterations which occur in the body in senescence.
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Exton-Smith, A.N., Overstall, P.W. (1979). Special features of disease in old age. In: Geriatrics. Guidelines in Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7191-5_2
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