Geriatric medicine : an evidence-based approach /

This new edition of a critically-acclaimed text, completely revised and updated, offers practical and comprehensive coverage of the diseases, common problems, and medical care of older persons. Building on the third edition, this revision will present a new approach focusing on Evidence-Based Medici...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cassel, Christine K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2003]
Edition:4th ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Basics of gerontology
  • pt. II. Changing contexts of care in geriatric medicine
  • pt. III. Clinical approaches to the geriatric patient
  • pt. IV. Palliative care
  • pt. V. Medical care, Sect. A. Cancer in the elderly pt. V. Sect. B. Organ system diseases and disorders
  • pt. V. Sect. C. Common problems in older adults
  • pt. VI. Neurologic and psychiatric disorders
  • pt. VII. Ethics and health policy issues for older adults.