The Branch of Medicine Concerned with the Aged and the Aging

question 45

Multiple Choice

The branch of medicine concerned with the aged and the aging process is

• A) geriatrics.
• B) gerontology.
• C) elderology.
• D) None of these; there is as yet no branch of medicine specifically concerned with aging.

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