Practical Management of the Elderly
5th Edition
Published on 8. November 1988
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-632-01941-0 (ISBN)
Description
The aim of this book, now in its fifth edition, is to provide in detail for those who are in daily contact with elderly patients, such as doctors on geriatric wards, nurses, social workers and professional care staff, the practical management of diseases which afflict elderly people: the preventive as well as the curative aspects. This book has evolved as a result of 35 years of clinical experience in the health care of the elderly in the community and hospital settings. From the information imparted in the text, the authors hope to stimulate the interest of and identify the difficulties facing all those professionals engaged in this challenging specialty.
More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
3 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
729 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-01941-0 (9780632019410)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Old age; The preventive approach; Problems in diagnosis; Drug therapy; Gastrointestinal diseases; Heart disease; Disorders of blood pressure; Respiratory diseases; Blood diseases; Endocrine disease; Diseases of the kidney and prostrate; Diseases of the bladder and urinary incontinence; Stroke; Other common neurological disorders; Mental disorders; Musculoskeletal disorders; Accidental hypothermia; Nutrition; Eye diseases; Skin diseases; Care of the dying; Organization of a geriatric service. Appendixes : Services available for old people; Training of physicians in geriatric medicine; Useful addresses; American drugs equivalent to those mentioned in text.