Lecture notes on geriatric medicine
With an ever increasing ageing population, medical students need a concise introduction to this challenging client group. The book aims to give the reader an understanding of the physiological changes of ageing and how this results in the presentation and treatment of disease; the role of rehabilita...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, Mass.
Blackwell Pub.
2003
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| Edition: | Sixth Edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | With an ever increasing ageing population, medical students need a concise introduction to this challenging client group. The book aims to give the reader an understanding of the physiological changes of ageing and how this results in the presentation and treatment of disease; the role of rehabilitation; the recent reorganisation of medical, social and voluntary services; how effectively to manage disease in older patients. The result is a core text that will appeal to medical students, junior doctors, general practitioners and allied health professionals who want a concise introduction to the subject |
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| Item Description: | Rev. ed. of: Lecture notes on geriatrics / Nicholas Coni, Stephen Webster. 5th ed. 1998 |
| Physical Description: | xi, 171 pages illustrations 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781405101622 1405101628 |
Lecture notes on geriatrics