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Medicines in the elderly

An introduction to therapeutics in the elderly, written for pharmacists, physicians, nurses and students.
Print Book, English, 2002
Pharmaceutical Press, London, 2002
xx, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780853694465, 085369446X, 085369446X
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What is old age?
Altered drug response in the elderly
Gastrointestinal medicines in the elderly
Cardiovascular medicines in the elderly
Respiratory medicine in the elderly
Psychiatry and the elderly
Treatment of neurological disease in the elderly
Anti-infective therapy in the elderly
Metabolic and endocrine disease in the elderly
Osteoporosis and bone quality in the elderly
Musculoskeletal and joint problems in the elderly
Eye, ear and mouth problems in the elderly
The skin in the elderly
Palliative care in the elderly
Compliance, concordance and polypharmacy in the elderly
Research in the elderly: ethics, consent and methodology