Practice of geriatrics /
The geriatric population is expected to double by 2020. The new fourth edition of Practice of Geriatrics will equip you with the knowledge you need to provide effective care for this growing patient population. With revised and up-to-date content throughout, this essential reference will keep you ab...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Saunders/Elsevier,
©2007.
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The geriatric population is expected to double by 2020. The new fourth edition of Practice of Geriatrics will equip you with the knowledge you need to provide effective care for this growing patient population. With revised and up-to-date content throughout, this essential reference will keep you abreast of the latest clinical protocols and management challenges in geriatric care. Stay up to date on all aspects of caring for the older patient--from assessment and prevention through to treatment and rehabilitation. Effectively manage common geriatric syndromes, neuropsychiatric disorders, and medical and surgical disorders. Enhance quality of life with help from the latest knowledge on palliative care, transitions of care, wellness, frailty, and elder sensory disorder. Better understand the unique issues of older patients with expert guidance on systems of care, elder abuse, medication use, sexuality, and more. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource title page (MD Consult, viewed June 16, 2011). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 681 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1416022619 9781416022619 |