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Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics / Robert L. Kane ... [et al.]. - 6th ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, 2009 c2009. - xxii, 576 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Clinical implications of the aging process -- The geriatric patient : demography, epidemiology, and health services utilization -- Evaluating the geriatric patient -- Chronic disease management -- Prevention -- Confusion : delirium and dementia -- Diagnosis and management of depression -- Incontinence -- Falls -- Immobility -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Decreased vitality -- Sensory impairment -- Drug therapy -- Health services -- Nursing home care -- Ethical issues in the care of older persons.

ISBN: 0071498222 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780071498227 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2008034799

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8B5954 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101480789 DNLM 014771149 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Geriatrics.
Aging.
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Geriatrics.
Aged.
Aging--physiology.
Aging--psychology.
Diagnosis, Differential.
Geriatric Assessment.

Subjects--Index Terms:

LC Class. No.: RC952 / .K36 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 618.97 / ESS

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2009 A-166 WT 100 / E78 2009