Violet is 88 years old. She lives in an assisted living community, where she does her own shopping and housekeeping, swims, golfs, and plays tennis. She sleeps well, rarely feels ill, and takes no prescription medications. Violet is demonstrating
A) active senescence. B) chronologic aging.
C) delayed aging. D) health-related quality of life.
D
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A) inebriation B) inhibition C) disinhibition D) intolerance
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a. placebo b. Hawthorn c. intervention d. random
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type of cancer? A) lung B) testicular C) liver D) prostate
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