Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine with Current Commentaries

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pignolo, Robert J. (Editor), Crane, Monica K. (Editor), Forciea, Mary Ann (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008.
• Series: Aging Medicine
• Subjects: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

The field of geriatrics foundations is rooted in the classic papers of early descriptions of aging and age-related diseases. In Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine with Current Commentaries, the authors chose the "classic" papers, providing a combination of expert opinion and objective as...

Table of Contents:

• Perspectives on General Aging
• History of Geriatric Medicine
• Palliative Care of Older Patients
• Home-Based Care of the Older Patient
• Education of Health Professionals
• Dementia
• Delirium
• Falls
• Urinary Incontinence
• Osteoporosis
• Nutrition
• Health Screening and Disease Prevention
• Osteoarthritis
• Pressure Ulcers
• Depression.