Geriatrics, Medical Test Preparation & Review
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Overview
This new edition, much revised and updated, has succinct chapters giving good practical advice on treatment and management, with highlighted lists of important points. Despite the rapid growth of research into diseases of old age, the authors, who regularly teach students and postgraduates and are experienced in examining at both MB and Diploma in Geriatric Medicine level, have ensured that the book remains a concise yet remarkably comprehensive guide for candidates in both these examinations. In addition, nursing and allied health professionals who work with the elderly will find this book a fount of useful information.Appropriate for: Geriatric Residents, Primary Care Providers.
Editorials
Booknews
Enjoying a rejuvenation unavailable to those it talks about, the undergraduate textbook and study guide for British certification candidates, first published in 1977, is here substantially updated from its 1993 edition. Succinct chapters give practical advice on the treatment and management of such conditions affecting the elderly as disability, falls and immobility, cardiovascular disorders, stroke, and death and dying. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
January 1, 1993
Publisher
Oxford ; Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1993.
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780632033690