This new edition of the comprehensive and renowned textbook Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine offers a fully revised and updated review of geriatric medicine. It covers the full spectrum of the subject, features 41 new chapters, and provides up-to-date, evidence-based, and practical information about the varied medical problems of ageing citizens.
The three editors, from UK, USA and France, have ensured that updated chapters provide a global perspective of geriatric medicine, as well as reflect the changes in treatment options and medical conditions which have emerged since publication of the 4th edition in 2006. The book includes expanded sections on acute stroke, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory diseases, and features a new section on end-of-life care.
In the tradition of previous editions, this all-encompassing text continues to be a must-have text for all clinicians who deal with older people, particularly geriatric medical specialists, gerontologists, researchers, and general practitioners.
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Praise for the 4th edition:
‘…an excellent reference for learners at all clinical and preclinical levels and a useful contribution to the geriatric medical literature.’
–Journal of the American Medical Association, November 2006
5th edition selected for 2012 Edition of Doody’s Core Titles(TM)
Sobre el autor
Alan Sinclair is Dean and Professor of Medicine at the
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School at the
University of Bedfordshire, UK. He was a founding member and
Academic Director of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society
EUGMS) and previously Charles Hayward Professor of Geriatric
Medicine at the University of Birmingham, UK. His principle
research interests are in the areas of diabetes, older people,
nutrition and frailty. He is the recipient of both national and
international research awards. Professor Sinclair recently
established the Institute of Diabetes for Older People (IDOP),
which is the first institute of its kind to be solely dedicated to
the enhancement of quality diabetes care in older people.
John Morley is Dammert Professor of Gerontology,
Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and the
Division of Endocrinology at Saint Louis University School of
Medicine. Dr. Morley has directed the clinical training programs in
both endocrinology and geriatrics and supervised research
activities ranging from basic biomedical investigation to
epidemiology and health services research. He is the editor of the
Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, and recipient of
the Ipsen Foundation of Longevity Award in 2001, the American
Geriatrics Society’s Lascher/Manning Award for Lifetime Achievement
in Geriatrics in 2002, and the Gerontological Society of America’s
Freeman Award in 2004. He has developed a number of educational
games and has a special interest in continuous quality improvement
(CQI).
Bruno Vellas is Professor of Internal Medicine and
Geriatrics, Chair of the Gerontopcle in Toulouse, France, including
the Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Clinical Centre. Professor
Vellas is President of the IAGG (International Association of
Gerontology and Geriatrics) and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal
of Nutrition, Health and Aging.
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