This new edition, much revised and updated, has succinct chapters giving good practical advice on treatment and management, with highlighted lists of important points. Despite the rapid growth of research into diseases of old age, the authors, who regularly teach students and postgraduates and are experienced in examining at both MB and Diploma in Geriatric Medicine level, have ensured that the book remains a concise yet remarkably comprehensive guide for candidates in both these examinations. In addition, nursing and allied health professionals who work with the elderly will find this book a fount of useful information.
This new edition, much revised and updated, has succinct chapters giving good practical advice on treatment and management, with highlighted lists of important points. Despite the rapid growth of research into diseases of old age, the authors, who regularly teach students and postgraduates and are experienced in examining at both MB and Diploma in Geriatric Medicine level, have ensured that the book remains a concise yet remarkably comprehensive guide for candidates in both these examinations. In addition, nursing and allied health professionals who work with the elderly will find this book a fount of useful information.