Oxford Handbook Of Geriatric Medicine 2ed - 2012
In an ageing population, geriatric medicine has become
central to general practice, and to emergency and general internal medicine in
the hospital setting. Diseases are more common in the older person, and can be
particularly difficult to assess and to treat effectively in a field that has
limited evidence, yet makes up a substantial proportion of the work of most
clinicians. Fully updated, this second edition of the Oxford Handbook of
Geriatric Medicine includes all the information required to deliver effective
geriatric care. Guidance is given on a range of key treatment areas, indicating
where practice differs from that of younger adults or is ill informed by
evidence, where dangers lurk for the inexperienced clinician, and on the many
ethical and clinical dilemmas common in geriatric practice. This accessible
handbook is essential reading for all junior doctors and specialist trainees in
geriatric medicine and general internal medicine, and for all medical and
nursing staff who manage older people
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