Published November, 2010
By Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Dean Norman and Thomas Yoshikawa
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Infectious Disease
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In this updated handbook, a panel of well known and highly experienced geriatric physicians and infectious disease experts review the most important common infections affecting the elderly and delineate their well-proven techniques.

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Published November, 2010
By Robert Pignolo, Monica Crane, Mary Ann Forciea, Robert J. Pignolo, Robert J. Pignola and Mary A. Forciea
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Aging Medicine
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This volume collects the foundation papers in the discipline of Geriatric medicine. It then goes on to provide a long overdue review of the important "classic" papers in geriatric medicine and includes information on the development of health systems which support the care of older patients.

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Published November, 2010
By Robin Felder and Majd Alwan
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Aging Medicine
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This important handbook addresses technologies targeted at the assessment, early detection and the mitigation of common geriatric conditions. This book not only describes the state of both embedded and wearable technologies, but also focuses on research showing the potential utility of these technologies in the field.

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Published November, 2010
By Luciano Cerulli and Carlo Cavallotti
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Aging Medicine
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Aging research on the human eyes crosses all areas of ophthalmology and also relies upon biological, morphological, physiological, and biochemical tools for its study. In addition to descriptions of age-related changes in almost all the structures of the human eyes, the authors also include interesting accounts of personal experiments and data.

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Published November, 2010
By Stephen J. Mcphee, Margaret A. Winker, Michael W. Rabow, Steven Z. Pantilat, Amy J. Markowitz, JAMA, Stephen McPhee, Michael Rabow, Margaret Winker, Steven Pantilat and Amy Markowitz
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (McGraw-Hill Medical)
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Evidence-based and case-based guidance on caring for patients at the end of life from the world's leading medical journal

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Published November, 2010
By Monique Weissenberger-Leduc and Anja Weiberg
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
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Die Autorinnen widmen sich einem brisanten Phanomen. Dabei hat Gewalt in der Pflege viele Gesichter: Sie kann im Pflegeheim oder zu Hause auftreten, von Pflegekraften, Angehoerigen, aber auch Demenz-Patienten selbst ausgehen. Eine Hilfe fur alle, die die Augen vor dieser ernsten Thematik nicht verschliessen moechten.

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Published November, 2010
By Hans-Werner Wahl, Hermann Brenner, Heidrun Mollenkopf, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Christoph Rott and Herrmann Brenner
Publisher: Springer
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Published November, 2010
By Robin Holliday
Publisher: Springer
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For centuries people have puzzled over the inevitability of human aging. The aim of this book is to dispel ignorance by explaining in non-technical language what are the reasons for aging and the myth of excessive prolongation of life.

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Published November, 2010
By Yvonne A. Barnett and Christopher R. Barnett
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Aging is an almost universal process within biological systems, one which leads to a decline in functional capacity, disease onset, and eventually death.

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Published November, 2010
By Richard David Semba
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Nutrition and Health
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The Handbook of Nutrition in Ophthalmology is the first general text on nutrition and eye health created for physicians, nutritionists, and researchers. The volume also includes chapters addressing nutritional aspects of preventing eye disease in diabetes mellitus and other optical neuropathies, making this a unique book.

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