The objective of this course is to show the student the main characteristics of the physiologic and pathophysiologic changes that occur during older age, in different morgans and systems of the human body. It also pretends to set the basis for understanding the physiopathology of the main syndromes and diseases associated with ageing, providing a background for the study of the diseases of the elderly, in future courses.
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