Geriatric Medicine : Problems and Practice /

Medical care of the elderly today challenges the practitioner to break away from narrow diagnostic labelling and view the whole picture of disease in old age. In an excellent problem-oriented approach, Geriatric Medicine offers a complete overview for practitioners. The main portion of the text deal...

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Main Author: Pathy, M. S. J.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Finucane, P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 1989.
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Summary:Medical care of the elderly today challenges the practitioner to break away from narrow diagnostic labelling and view the whole picture of disease in old age. In an excellent problem-oriented approach, Geriatric Medicine offers a complete overview for practitioners. The main portion of the text deals with the common diseases of old age; important aspects such as physiology, demography, and health care delivery are discussed in separate chapters. Social and legal aspects in the major English-speaking countries receive adequate attention. All of the contributors have at some time been connected with the University Department of Geriatric Medicine in Cardiff and attest to a positive and dynamic approach in geriatric medicine, an approach that has international validity and relevance.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 383 pages 67 illustrations)
ISBN:9781447116462 (electronic bk.)
1447116461 (electronic bk.)