Health and Wellbeing in Late Life Perspectives and Narratives from I
This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author dis
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Health and Wellbeing in Late Life
Perspectives and Narratives from India
Health and Wellbeing in Late Life
Prasun Chatterjee
Health and Wellbeing in Late Life Perspectives and Narratives from India
Prasun Chatterjee Department of Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS New Delhi, Delhi, India
ISBN 978-981-13-8937-5 ISBN 978-981-13-8938-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8938-2 © The Author(s) 2019. This book is an open access publication. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Dedicated to My guru Late Shri Pranab Kumar Singh My parents “Your nurturing of the sapling that I was is the reason I can give shade and fruits to others as a tree” and My wife, Punam; my little prince, Pratik; and my angel, Praapti, for being the light of my life
Foreword
It gives me immense pleasure to write this foreword to Dr. Prasun Chatterjee’s book Health and Wellbeing in Late Life: Perspectives and Narratives from India. This book will break a new ground in India as it is placed at a unique confluence of medical knowledge and expertise and experiences of layman. Geriatric Medicine is a relatively new discipline in India with only a few medical schools offering a postgraduate training programme in this discipline. Dr. Prasun Chatterjee is a postgraduate from the first department which started the programme in Madras
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