A Good Age

by Alex Comfort

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Alex Comfort

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Alex Comfort was a leading expert on the natural history of human sexuality. A physician and researcher in the fields of human biology and the study of aging, he wrote numerous literary, medical and scientific works. He died in 2000.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Health & Wellness
DDC/MDS: 612.6 — Applied science & technology Medicine & health Human Body Systems Reproduction; Development; Maturation
LCC: QP86 .C58 — Science Physiology Physiology General

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