Human Longevity From Antiquity to the Modern Lab

WILLIAM G. BAILEY is Social Sciences Bibliographer in the Information Services Department of the Newton Gresham Library at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

• Introduction Pre-1900 Medical Treatises and Vade Mecums General Studies Historical Inquiry Alchemy, Quackery, and Folk Beliefs Rejuvenation Longevous People Centenarians Plus Diet Athleticism and Exercise Ten Gerontologists and Their Work Further Theories of Aging Biomedical Research Progeria Health Planning and the Social Question Bibliography Appendix I: Research Centers Appendix II: Health Resorts Appendix III: Imaginative Literature Author Index Subject Index