Cassel Christine K., Leipzig R., Cohen Harvey J. Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach

4th ed. — Springer, 2003. — 1320 p.This new edition of a critically-acclaimed text, completely revised and updated, offers practical and comprehensive coverage of the diseases, common problems, and medical care of older persons. Building on the third edition, this revision will present a new approach focusing on Evidence-Based Medicine, with new chapters including: Physiology of Aging, Clinical Strategies of Prescribing for Older Adults, Chronic Disease Management, Prevention, Doctor-Patient Communication Issues, Sources of Suffering in the Elderly, and many others. In addition, there will be a separate chapter on Evidence-Based Geriatrics, as well as sidebars in every chapter, where applicable, on Evidence-Based Medicine. This will be an all-encompassing, authoritative volume on geriatric medicine, needed more than ever because the over-80 population is the fastest growing age group in the country.Basics of Gerontology
Changing Contexts of Care in Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Approaches to the Geriatric Patient
Palliative Care
Medical Care
Cancer in the Elderly
Organ System Diseases & Disorders
Common Problems in Older Adults