Published October, 2011
By M. Lye
Publisher: Springer
Series: Modern Geriatrics Series
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When geria tricians are asked to see elderly 'bed blockers' on colleagues' wards they approach with anxiety because these patients often have to be placed on a long waiting list for these scarce and very expensive continuing care beds.

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Published October, 2011
By M.J. Denham
Publisher: Springer
Series: Modern Geriatrics Series
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Secondly, while the diagnosis and management of some infections in the elderly can present little problem, altered signs and symptoms in other older patients, especially the old elderly, can cause considerable diagnostic difficulties with resulting delays in definitive treat ment.

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Published October, 2011
By Elizabeth Krupinski, Neil Charness and George Demiris
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Published October, 2011
By Jacob S. Siegel and S. Jay Olshansky
Publisher: Springer
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Spanning the disciplines of epidemiology, gerontology, and demography, this comprehensive book addresses theoretical and applied issues in health and aging, links methods and findings, and focuses on the elderly in context of the entire human life cycle.

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Published October, 2011
By M.S. Kataria
Publisher: Springer
Series: Modern Geriatrics Series
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Events in anyone day of the aged consist of the functions of daily living modified or enhanced for each individual according to his or her capability. Perhaps one day an easy way to circumvent the 'forces of gravity' or drugs to counteract impaired sensory input will be found.

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Published October, 2011
By Stephen W. Scheff
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The mammalian central nervous system is a remarkable structure which has attracted many new investigators, as evidenced by the dramatic increase in scientific publications dealing with neurobiology.

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Published September, 2011
By Rezaul Begg, Marimuthu Palaniswami and Daniel Tze Huei Lai
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Published September, 2011
By Gillian Hawthorne
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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The management of older people with diabetes requires careful attention to the specific needs of this age group. Intended for day-to-day use in clinical practice, each chapter closes with a list of salient practical points in the clinical management of older patients with diabetes.

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Published September, 2011
By S.F. Spicker, S.R. Ingman and Ian Lawson
Publisher: Springer
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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There is both a timeliness and a transcendent 'rightness' in the fact that scholars, clinicians, and health professionals are beginning to examine the ethics-based components of decision making in health care of the elderly.

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Published September, 2011
By Laura L. Carstensen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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In recent years ideas about the influence of psychological status on physical health have been elevated from intuition and clinical lore to a legitimate area of scientific study.

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