220 Pages
by
CRC Press
220 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This comprehensive book gives an up-to-date profile of all aspects of the care of older people in the community, with particular emphasis on the importance of maintaining function and independence as well as health. In a uniquely broad approach, the book is edited by two family doctors with a particular interest in the elderly and a consultant geriatrician, and the varied subjects are each... Read more
1. Ageing – the Biology of Growing Old 2. The Demography of Old Age 3. The Presentation and Management of Physical Disease in Older People 4. The Presentation and Management of Mental Disease in Older People 5. Prescribing and the Older Patient in the Community 6. Nutrition of Older People 7. Anticipatory Care of Older People in the Community 8. The Practical Organization of Screening and Socio-Medical Assessment in Old Age 9. Health Promotion and Keeping Fit in Old Age 10. Community Nursing and Primary Care 11. Institutional Care of Older People in the Community 12. Disability and Rehabilitation for Older People 13. Special Services for Older People 14. Law and the Older Patient 15. Medical Ethics in Community Care 16. Older People in Ethnic Minority Groups 17. Taking the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine 18. The Carer’s Perspective
Biography
David Beales
