Lecture notes. Elderly care medicine - Nicholl, CG.; Wilson, KJ. (Chichester, West Sussex : J. Wiley, 2012)
The world grows old -- Health and social care for elderly people in the UK -- Special features of medicine in the elderly -- Old age psychiatry -- Falls and immobility -- Bones, muscles, and joints -- Stroke made simple -- Other diseases of the nervous system -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Respiratory disease -- Gastrointestinal disease and nutrition -- Disorders of homeostasis and metabolism -- Genitourinary disease -- Blood and bone marrow -- Eyes, ears, mouth, and skin -- Legal and ethical aspects of medical care of elderly people -- Palliative care.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Geriatrics