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

Rev. ed. of: Essentials of clinical geriatrics / Robert L. Kane, Joseph G. Ouslander, Itamar B. Abrass. 5th. ed. c2004.

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

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

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