Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Population ageing in the Mexican Institute of Social Security Population ageing in the Mexican Institute of Social Security Sandra Reyes Frausto http://www.funsalud.org.mx/quehacer/publicaciones/popageing/popageing.htm OL11623157W
Perspectives on care at home for older people Perspectives on care at home for older people Christine Ceci "This volume focuses on how high quality care is provided and the practices and policies that support this. It will offer case studies (both policy- and practice-oriented empirical studies) from coun… OL15941383W
Eldercare 911 Eldercare 911 Susan Beerman Offers a guide to many caregiving situations, including advice on identifying the best care options, coping with Alzheimer's disease, and safe-proofing the home. OL16028986W
Designing telehealth for an aging population Designing telehealth for an aging population Neil Charness "As simple and straightforward as two health professionals conferring over the telephone or as complex and sophisticated as robotic surgery between facilities at different ends of the globe, teleheal… OL16184053W
Aging Aging Jim P. Heckles,Laura M. Bergin iv, 186 p. : 27 cm OL16450812W
Centers for ending Centers for ending Seymour Bernard Sarason As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly? According to vet… OL16704323W
Reichel's care of the elderly Reichel's care of the elderly Jan Busby-Whitehead,Kenneth Brummel-Smith,James G. O'Brien,Christine Arenson This book remains the pioneering text for the practicing physician confronted with the unique problems of an increasingly elderly population. Dr. William Reichel's formative text is designed as a pra… OL16943792W
Aging, biotechnology, and the future Aging, biotechnology, and the future Green, Robert C.,Michael A. Smyer From the Publisher: This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection examines how advances in medicine and technology are affecting the aging process and the lives of elderly persons. In analyzing the… OL17923663W
Handbook of psychosocial interventions with older adults Handbook of psychosocial interventions with older adults Nancy P. Kropf "In the past decade, evidence based practice (EBP) has emerged as one of the most important movements to improve the effectiveness of clinical care. As the number of older adults continues to grow, i… OL18604018W
Health in aging Health in aging Russell A. Ward,Sheldon S. Tobin xiv, 301 pages : 24 cm OL19194023W
Aging Asia Aging Asia Karen Eggleston,Shripad Tuljapurkar Demographic shift. Whatever you call it, Asia is aging, and this development will radically alter the region--and the globe--for decades to come. In the Past Fifty Years, two factors have led to glo… OL19666164W
The gift of caring The gift of caring Marcy Cottrell Houle "In the next few years, 66 million Americans will be caring for an aging parent. "Over eighty-five" is the nation's fastest growing age group, a trend that keeps growing as ten thousand Americans tur… OL20012475W
Elder abuse Elder abuse Allan M. Hoffman Product Description: Addresses key issues facing older people and our entire society. Topics include care pathway model, guidelines for health care professionals, understanding elder abuse in minorit… OL21179873W
Medical care of the elderly Medical care of the elderly Michael R. P. Hall viii, 192 p. : 22 cm OL3917176W
Social alarms to telecare Social alarms to telecare Malcolm J. Fisk ix, 290 pages : 23 cm OL5256778W
Hospitals and community-oriented programs for the elderly Hospitals and community-oriented programs for the elderly Bruce A. Rocheleau viii, 171 p. : 23 cm OL5595139W
My mother, your mother My mother, your mother Dennis M. McCullough Family doctor and geriatrician Dennis McCullough recommends a new approach to medical care for the elderly: Slow Medicine. Shaped by common sense and kindness, it advocates for careful anticipatory "… OL8224683W
Gérontologie préventive Gérontologie préventive Christophe Trivalle Cet ouvrage aborde la gérontologie sous l'angle de la prévention du vieillissement pathologique des personnes à partir de 50 ans. Pratique et didactique, il développe tous les aspects du vieillisseme… OL9965006W