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dedicates itself to the care of older people. It is a specialized field
wherein a set of specialized physicians seek to provide health care to
the elderly. Aging is a natural process which involves the gradual reduction
of the body's organs and their functions. Even as children are growing
up, their bodies are aging. At a later time in life, the aging process
intensifies especially between 60 to 75 years. The social and biological
characteristics of every age group differs as does each individual's body
make-up. The social and biological characteristics of these three
groups differ so much from each other that this categorization appears
meaningful. It is not to be overlooked however, that some humans look
old well before they are even fifty. 
