The most complete, authoritative guide available on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the elderly -- updated with a new global perspective

A Doody's Core Title!

"In addition to serving as a timely, comprehensive, state-of-the-art textbook of geriatric medicine anchored in science, evidence-based medicine, and patient-centered practice, the book also is intended to meet the learning needs of fellows in geriatric medicine. The authors succeed in modeling a textbook of geriatric medicine on textbooks of internal medicine. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service

The undisputed leader on the subject of geriatrics, this comprehensive guide combines gerontology principles with clinical geriatrics offering unmatched coverage of this area of medicine.

Written by some of the world's most respected geriatricians, Hazzard's Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology presents the most up-to-date, evidence-based medical information available -- in a revamped 2-color design that makes finding the answers to your questions faster and easier than ever.

Features:

• A greater emphasis on evidence-based medicine through the expanded use of Clinical Practice Guidelines and references to systematic reviews and critically appraised topics
• A new international advisory board of 12 global authorities and an increased number of international contributors for a greater global perspective
• Important new chapters on the cultural aspects of geriatrics, emergency geriatrics, hospital geriatrics, international geriatric care, and rural geriatric care
• Information integrated with additional online resources
• Tables, drawings, and clinical algorithms made even more effective by a new two-color design
• 300 illustrations (including 64 in a full-color insert)

Joseph G. Ouslander, MD
Professor and Associate Dean for Geriatric Programs
Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science
Professor (Courtesy), Christine E. Lyon College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Professor of Medicine (Voluntary)
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Boca Raton, FL

Mary E. Tinetti, MD
Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
Director, Program on Aging
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Stephanie Studenski, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Medicine (Geriatrics)
University of Pittsburgh
Staff Physician, VA Pittsburgh GRECC
Pittsburgh, PA

Kevin P. High, MD, MS
Chief, Section on Infectious Diseases
Professor of Medicine, Sections on Infectious Diseases,
Hematology/Oncology, and Molecular Medicine
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, NC

Sanjay Asthana, MD
Duncan G. and Lottie H. Ballantine Chair in Geriatrics
Professor and Head, Section of Geriatrics & Gerontology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Director, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Associate Director, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute
Madison, WI

EDITOR EMERITUS AND SENIOR ADVISOR:
William R. Hazzard, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Director, Geriatrics and Extended Care
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, WA

Senior Editorial Assistant:
Nancy Woolard, MD
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, NC