Published November, 2010
By Stephen J. Morewitz, Stephen Morewitz and Mark L. Goldstein
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Focusing on the most prevalent conditions affecting seniors - including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and fibromyalgia - Morewitz and Goldstein analyze the impact of chronic disease on aging.

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Published November, 2010
By J. Malva, A.C. Rego, R. Cunha, C. Oliveira, Ana Cristina Rego, Joao Malva, Rodrigo Cunha and Catarina Oliveira
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A superb source of reference reviews as well as a concise overview of the functional cross-talk between neurons and glial cells, this book also focuses on microglia and inflammation in the aging brain and in neurological disorders.

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Published November, 2010
By Joan C. Chrisler and Varda Muhlbauer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book analyzes the challenges, benefits, coping strategies, problems, and accomplishments associated with the midlife experience of women. It balances optimism and realism about older women's lives - and younger women's futures.

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Published November, 2010
By Keith Whitfield
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Published October, 2010
By Augusto Sarmiento, Loren Latta, Loren L. Latta and D. Latta
Publisher: Jaypee Medical (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers)
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Published October, 2010
By Ira B. Lamster, Mary E. Northridge and J.C. Takamura
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This excellent new work confronts two important oral health policy concerns in the United States: the disparities in the oral disease burden and the inability of certain segments of the population to access oral health care.

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Published October, 2010
By Merla Arnold, Erlene Rosowsky and Joseph M. Casciani
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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It is with great pride that the Psychologists in Long Term Care (PLTC) have sponsored The Professional Educational Long-Term Care Training Manual, and now its second iteration, Geropsychology and Long Term Care: A Practitioner's Guide.

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Published October, 2010
By Andrew Sixsmith, Marja Vaarama and Richard Pieper
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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It's a core issue at the heart of elder care: while best-practice data exist for long-term care, quality of life as a concept, measure and standard for care outcomes remains elusive.

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Published October, 2010
By Larry W. Thompson, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson and Ann Steffen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The purpose of this book is to disseminate "best practice" models of treatment for the common mental health problems of late life, so that evidence-based practice will become the norm (rather than the exception) when working clinically with older adults.

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Published October, 2010
By Rudolph E. Tanzi, Sangram S. Sisodia and Rudolph Tanzi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book examines every major aspect of Alzheimer disease at a time when there has been no scholarly research volume on the subject published in the last 3-5 years.

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