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Medicine in the Frail Elderly

A Problem-oriented Approach

by (author) Roy A. Fox & John A.H. Puxty

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 1999
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780713145649
    Publish Date
    Apr 1999
    List Price
    $45.50

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Description

Microbial and Parasitic Infection' is a unique book for medical undergraduates and covers all aspects of infection and its causes in one volume. Infections are considered as they present a clinical setting, and include protozoa, helminths and fungi as well as bacteria and viruses. A problem-oriented approach is particularly relevant to treatment of elderly people who tend to present with multiple diseases and pathology which modify the normal signs of morbidity. This book provides comprehensive coverage of geriatric medicine using this approach; the method has manyadvantages including consistency of approach to the patient and management, facilitation of comprehensive care, and ease of training for less experienced and general physicians.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Roy A. Fox, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Camp Hill Medical Center, Halifax. John A. H. Puxty, St Mary's on the Lake Hospital and Queen's University.