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Social and Genetic Influences on Life and Death

A Symposium held by the Eugenics Society in September 1966

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  • © 1967

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Editors:
  1. The Lord Platt

    1. Clinical Research Board, Medical Research Council, London, England

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  2. A. S. Parkes

    1. the Physiology of Reproduction, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

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Part of the book series: Eugenics Society Symposia (ESS)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  3. Some Major Causes of Illness: I. Somatic Illness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Recent Trends in Mortality

      • C. C. Spicer
      Pages 59-65

    3. ‘Coronary Thrombosis’ Progress and Prospects

      • J. N. Morris
      Pages 66-77

    4. Environmental and Constitutional Factors in the Aetiology of Lung Cancer

      • C. M. Fletcher
      Pages 78-92

  4. Some Major Causes of Illness: II. Psychological Illness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Introduction

      • Aubrey Lewis
      Pages 95-96

    3. Some Observations on the Prevalence of Mental Illness in Contrasting Communities

      • Alexander H. Leighton
      Pages 97-111

    4. Social Influences on the Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorder

      • Kenneth Rawnsley
      Pages 112-121

    5. Genetic and Social Influences in the Causation of Suicide

      • Erwin Stengel
      Pages 122-129

    6. Alcoholism

      • Neil Kessel
      Pages 130-140

  5. Causes and Effects of Ageing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Introduction

      • E. Maurice Backett
      Pages 143-144

    3. Some Economic and Social Consequences

      • Peter R. Cox
      Pages 145-162

    4. Psychiatric Aspects of Old Age

      • Martin Roth
      Pages 163-182
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Clinical Research Board, Medical Research Council, London, England

    The Lord Platt

  • the Physiology of Reproduction, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

    A. S. Parkes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social and Genetic Influences on Life and Death

  • Book Subtitle: A Symposium held by the Eugenics Society in September 1966

  • Editors: The Lord Platt, A. S. Parkes

  • Series Title: Eugenics Society Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6365-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1967

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-6182-2Published: 01 January 1967

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6365-9Published: 19 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 222

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cytogenetics, Aging, Geriatrics/Gerontology

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