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Geriatric Medicine

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Evidence-Based Medicine and Geriatrics
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    Chapter 2 Molecular and Biologic Factors in Aging
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    Chapter 3 Physiology of Aging
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    Chapter 4 The Demography of Aging
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    Chapter 5 Epidemiology and Aging
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    Chapter 6 Psychosocial Influences on Health in Later Life
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    Chapter 7 Principles of Pharmacology
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    Chapter 8 Clinical Strategies of Prescribing for Older Adults
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    Chapter 9 Contexts of Care
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    Chapter 10 The Long and the Short of Long-Term Care
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    Chapter 11 The Geriatrician in the Nursing Home
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    Chapter 12 Home Care
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    Chapter 13 Acute Hospital Care
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    Chapter 14 Clinical Approach to the Older Patient: An Overview
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    Chapter 15 Chronic Disease Management
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    Chapter 16 Prevention
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    Chapter 17 Instruments to Assess Functional Status
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    Chapter 18 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Systems Approaches to Geriatric Care
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    Chapter 19 Neuropsychological Testing
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    Chapter 20 Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Care
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    Chapter 21 Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient
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    Chapter 22 Surgical Approaches to the Geriatric Patient
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    Chapter 23 Rehabilitation
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    Chapter 24 Old Age and Care Near the End of Life
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    Chapter 25 Doctor-Patient Communication Issues
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    Chapter 26 Care Near the End of Life
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    Chapter 27 Sources of Suffering in the Elderly
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    Chapter 28 Acute and Chronic Pain
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    Chapter 29 Palliative Care in Early, Moderate, and Advanced Dementia
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    Chapter 30 The Value of Achieving a Peaceful Death
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    Chapter 31 Cancer in the Elderly: An Overview
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    Chapter 32 The Science of Neoplasia and Its Relationship to Aging
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    Chapter 33 Screening for Cancer
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    Chapter 34 Breast Cancer
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    Chapter 35 Colon Cancer and Other Gastrointestinal Malignancies
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    Chapter 36 Lung Cancer
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    Chapter 37 Prostate Cancer
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    Chapter 38 Gynecologic Cancers
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    Chapter 39 Hematologic Malignancies
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    Chapter 40 Cardiovascular Disease
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    Chapter 41 Hypertension
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    Chapter 42 Peripheral Arterial Disease
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    Chapter 43 Rheumatologic Diseases
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    Chapter 44 Skeletal Fragility in the Elderly
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    Chapter 45 Orthopedic Problems with Aging
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    Chapter 46 Medical Aspects of Hip Fracture Management
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    Chapter 47 Treatment of Diabetes
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    Chapter 48 Thyroid Disorders
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    Chapter 49 Changes in Male Sexuality
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    Chapter 50 Sexual Function and the Older Woman
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    Chapter 51 Gynecologic and Urologic Problems of Older Women
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    Chapter 52 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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    Chapter 53 Nephrology/Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
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    Chapter 54 Immunology of Aging
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    Chapter 55 Infectious Diseases
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    Chapter 56 Hematologic Problems
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    Chapter 57 Gastroenterologic Disorders
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    Chapter 58 Pulmonary Disease
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    Chapter 59 Dermatologic Diseases and Problems
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    Chapter 60 Changes and Diseases of the Aging Eye
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    Chapter 61 Otologic Changes and Disorders
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    Chapter 62 Aging and the Oral Cavity
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    Chapter 63 Dietary Supplements for Geriatric Patients
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    Chapter 64 Urinary Incontinence
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    Chapter 65 Syncope in the Elderly
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    Chapter 66 Management of Chronic Wounds
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    Chapter 67 Falls
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    Chapter 68 Chronic Dizziness and Vertigo
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    Chapter 69 Nutrition
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    Chapter 70 Exercise
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    Chapter 71 Sleep and Sleep Disorders
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    Chapter 72 Herpes Zoster
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    Chapter 73 Elder Mistreatment
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    Chapter 74 Frailty
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    Chapter 75 Dementia
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    Chapter 76 Neurobiologic Basis of Age-Related Dementing Disorders
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    Chapter 77 Delirium
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    Chapter 78 Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke
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    Chapter 79 Abnormalities of Posture and Movement
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    Chapter 80 Depression, Anxiety, and Other Mood Disorders
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    Chapter 81 Late-Life Psychosis
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    Chapter 82 Mechanisms of Paying for Health Care
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    Chapter 83 Justice and the Allocation of Health Care Resources
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    Chapter 84 Medical Treatment and the Physician’s Legal Duties
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    Chapter 85 Determination of Decision-Making Capacity
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    Chapter 86 Ethical and Policy Issues in End-of-Life Care
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    Chapter 87 Ethical Challenges to Research in Geriatric Medicine
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Title
Geriatric Medicine
Published by
Springer New York, January 2003
DOI 10.1007/b97639
ISBNs
978-0-387-95514-8, 978-0-387-22621-7, 978-1-4757-7837-3
Authors

Christine K. Cassel MD, Rosanne M. Leipzig MD, PhD, Harvey Jay Cohen MD, Eric B. Larson MD, MPH, Diane E. Meier MD, Carol F. Capello PhD, Cassel, Christine K., Leipzig, Rosanne M., Cohen, Harvey Jay, Larson, Eric B., Meier, Diane E., Capello, Carol F.

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Cassel, Christine K., Leipzig, Rosanne, Cohen, Harvey Jay, Larson, Eric B., Meier, Diane E.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Indonesia 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Unknown 96 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 32 33%
Student > Postgraduate 14 14%
Other 12 12%
Student > Master 10 10%
Unspecified 7 7%
Other 23 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 47 48%
Nursing and Health Professions 24 24%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 9%
Unspecified 7 7%
Social Sciences 3 3%
Other 8 8%