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https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2020.61.167
“For aging not passively endured, but actively experienced:” on Symposium on Gerontology from 1958
Stella Fatović-Ferenčić
orcid.org/0000-0001-9637-4792
; The Division for the History of Medical Sciences, Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
Martin Kuhar
orcid.org/0000-0002-3917-8143
; The Division for the History of Medical Sciences, Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
The subjects of gerontology and geriatrics did not arouse
stronger interest among Croatian scholars until the second
half of the twentieth century. From 1952 to 1957, a number
of Croatian medical experts gave lectures on gerontology
at the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts. Based on
these lectures, in 1958 the Academy published the first
book on gerontology in Croatia under the title Symposi-
um on Gerontology. Its editor was Franjo Kogoj, a derma-
tovenereologist and a Fellow of the Academy (1894-1983).
In this article, we focused on the contents of Symposium,
namely, on the discussions about geriatric terminology,
theories of aging, epistemological issues in gerontology, as
well as clinical experiences with older patients. We argue
that Symposium marks the beginning of a synthetic and
interdisciplinary approach to gerontology in Croatia.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
253165
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Datum izdavanja:
14.6.2020.
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