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Oxford textbook of geriatric medicine. [electronic resource]

Contributor(s): Publisher: [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: 3 ed. / edited by Jean-Pierre Michel, B. Lynn Beattie, Finbarr C. Martin, and Jeremy D. WalstonDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (colour)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191807190
Other title:
  • Textbook of geriatric medicine
  • Geriatric medicine
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 618.97 23
LOC classification:
  • RC952
Online resources: Summary: Over the past two decades there has been a marked change in global age demographics, with the number of over-60s increasing by 82 percent and the number of centenarians by 715 percent. This new-found longevity is testament to the success of recent advances in medicine, but poses significant challenges to multiple areas of health care concerning older patients. Building upon its predecessor's reputation as the definitive resource on the subject, this edition offers a comprehensive and multinational examination of the field.
Holdings
Item type Home library Class number URL Status Date due Barcode
E-book University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay - Furness NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay - Lancaster NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Over the past two decades there has been a marked change in global age demographics, with the number of over-60s increasing by 82 percent and the number of centenarians by 715 percent. This new-found longevity is testament to the success of recent advances in medicine, but poses significant challenges to multiple areas of health care concerning older patients. Building upon its predecessor's reputation as the definitive resource on the subject, this edition offers a comprehensive and multinational examination of the field.

Specialized.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 20, 2017).