Overview
- Long overdue review of the important “classic” papers in geriatric medicine
- Unique format, consisting of expert commentary and reproduction of the original paper
- Insightful clinical opinion combined with objective assessment
- Broad area of topics in geriatric medicine culled from the literature over time
- Identification of other fundamental papers in the field
- Rediscover foundation papers in geriatric medicine
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Aging Medicine (AGME)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The field of geriatrics foundations is rooted in the classic papers of early descriptions of aging and age-related diseases. In Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine with Current Commentaries, the authors chose the "classic" papers, providing a combination of expert opinion and objective assessment. The 15 areas in this volume represent the beginnings of practice and thoughts about the best ways to care for older patients. Each paper is introduced by a commentary describing the singular contributions of the chosen paper, with a short list of other important early papers in that area, and, in many cases, reflect on progress in that particular field. The commentaries are personal statements by the authors about the influence of the papers chosen; not meant to be exhaustive reviews of the clinical area in question. Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine with Current Commentaries exemplifies the importance of a paper and its ability to retain its impact over time. While many of the classic papers in this collection have stood the test of time, others have gained classic status by virtue of their profound influence in relatively quick measure or because of timeliness in filling a void in knowledge.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine With Current Commentaries highlights papers that changed attitudes about aging and contributed to formulating the subspecialty of geriatrics. ... The book highlights 15 areas the editors chose to represent geriatric medicine ... . This collection is primarily of interest to academic geriatricians, libraries, and individuals who study the history of medicine." (Kristin Robie, Journal of the American Medical Association, November, 2008)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine with Current Commentaries
Editors: Robert J. Pignolo, Monica K. Crane, Mary Ann Forciea
Series Title: Aging Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-428-5
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-998-7Published: 03 April 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-874-4Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-428-5Published: 28 April 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 172
Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology