By
Gurcharan Rai, MD, MSc, FRCP, Consultant Physician, Department of Care of Older People, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
Graham Mulley, Professor of Care of the Elderly, University of Leeds Medical School, Leeds, UK
Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is aimed at the entire training requirements
of Specialist Registrars. It covers both the practice of medicine for the elderly and also generic skills required by all doctors at
this stage in their training. The emphasis is on practical advice (backed up by evidence where available) on the common problems of the
elderly. Chapters end with references, further reading and self-assessment material.
