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Dementia

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Depression

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Dizziness

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Elder Abuse

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Estrogen Replacement Therapy

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Ethical decision-making, treatment options and end of life care

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Falls

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Gait Dysfunction

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Gero-pharmacology

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Iatrogenesis and team care

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Incontinence

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Infectious Disease

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Gynecology

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Malnutrition

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Mental Status Evaluation

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Osteoporosis

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Pressure Ulcer

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Prevention

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Pneumonia

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Syncope

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Vertigo

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General References

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Galter Resources

Print Resources

  • Birren, James E., ed. Encyclopedia of Gerontology: Age, Aging, and the Aged
    Academic Press, San Diego
    Location: Quick Reference WT 13 E563
  • Brocklehurst, John C. (and others) Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
    Churchill Livingstone, New York
    Location: Reserve WT 100 T355
  • Cassel, Christine K. (and others), eds. Geriatric Medicine
    Springer-Verlag, New York
    Location: Level 2 WT 100 G36605
  • Hazzard, William R. (and others), eds. Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
    McGraw Hill, New York
    Location: Reserve WT 100 P9575
  • Kane, Robert L. (and others) Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics
    McGraw Hill, New York
    Location: Level 2 WT 100 K16e

Electronic Textbooks

Full-text Journals

  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Databases

World Wide Web Resources