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Geriatrics
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Definition of 'Geriatrics'The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility. Common names: Geriatrics; Gerontology |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Impact of a comanaged Geriatric Fracture Center on short-term hip fracture outcomes.
10 Oct 2009 
BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality for older adults. Patients sustaining hip fractures usually have comorbid conditions that may benefit from comanagement by geriatricians and orthopedic surgeons. ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this article is to examine the experiences of ward-level nurses who cared for older people in general hospitals between 1955-1980. BACKGROUND: There is very little published on the history of older adult nursing and ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 As the population ages, it is important that graduating medical students be properly prepared to treat older adults, regardless of their chosen specialty. To this end, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the John A. Hartford ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Geriatrics'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Impact of a comanaged Geriatric Fracture Center on short-term hip fracture outcomes. 10 Oct 2009
- 'The geriatric hospital felt like a backwater': aspects of older people's nursing in Britain, 1955-1980. 29 Sep 2009
- What academic internal medicine subspecialists identify as important geriatric learning needs for residents: a pilot study.
29 Sep 2009 - Multisite geriatrics clerkship for fourth-year medical students: a successful model for teaching the Association of American Medical Colleges' core competencies. 29 Sep 2009
- Would a nursing home physician specialty resolve the workforce crisis in long-term care? 13 Sep 2009
- Would a nursing home physician specialty resolve the workforce crisis in long-term care? 13 Sep 2009
- Would a nursing home physician specialty resolve the workforce crisis in long-term care? 13 Sep 2009
- Would a nursing home physician specialty resolve the workforce crisis in long-term care? 13 Sep 2009
- Would a nursing home physician specialty resolve the workforce crisis in long-term care? 13 Sep 2009
- Rapier capitalizes. WellMed doc receives exec award. 12 Sep 2009
- [The scope of geriatric education: decisive for future health care] 30 Aug 2009
- [The scope of geriatric education: about the difficulties in comparing apples and pears] 30 Aug 2009
- [Better care for elderly with multiple comorbidity] 30 Aug 2009
- Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia in the elderly: long-term treatment outcome and comparison with younger patients. 30 Aug 2009
- [Nineteenth World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. How can one live a better old age?] 30 Aug 2009
- Geriatric ward hospitalization reduced incidence delirium among older medical inpatients. 30 Aug 2009
- [Geriatrics training not sufficient for future needs] 30 Aug 2009
- Of bones, jointes and sinewes: musculoskeletal medicine at the end of The Bone and Joint Decade. Abstracts of the Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. September 7-9, 2009. Fremantle, Australia. 30 Aug 2009
- Abstracts of the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Irish Gerontological Society. Belfast, Ireland. September 25-26, 2009. 30 Aug 2009
- [Early signs of ageing and the importance of lifecourse factors for the aging process] 22 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Geriatrics'
Definition: The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.
Descriptor UI: D005853
Alternative terms: Geriatrics; Gerontology;
Related Mesh Headings: Aged;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: H02.403.776.315;
Technical Notes: specialty; when permitted for "geriatric diseases": Manual 28.9.1