| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 80 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
ABC series |
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ABC series (Malden, Mass.)
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| Contents |
Introducing geriatric medicine / Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley -- Prescribing in older people / Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth -- Delirium / John Holmes -- Falls / Nicola Cooper -- Bone health / Katrina Topp -- Syncope / Raja Hussain -- Transient ischaemic attack and stroke / Jon Cooper -- Dementia / John Wattis & Stephen Curran -- Urinary incontinence / Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle -- Peri-operative problems / Kirsty Forrest -- Rehabilitation / Lauren Ralston & John Young -- Palliative care / Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite -- Discharge planning / Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley -- Intermediate care / Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy -- Benefits and social services / John Pearn & Rosemary Young |
| Summary |
Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings. ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview of geriatric medicine in practice. Chapters are written by experts, and are based on the specialty geriatric medicine curriculum in the UK. ABC of Geriatric Medicine is a highly illustrated, informative, and practical source of knowledge, with links to further information and resources. It is a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Geriatrics -- Great Britain
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Geriatrics
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Health Services for the Aged
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
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Geriatrics
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Geriatrie.
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cooper, Nicola.
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Forrest, Kirsty.
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Mulley, Graham P.
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| ISBN |
9781444312447 |
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1444312448 |
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9781405169424 |
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1405169427 |
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9786612118005 |
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6612118008 |
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