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| Genre/Form: | Handbooks |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Over 55. Philadelphia, Pa. : Franklin Institute Press ; [New York] : Distributed by Scribner, c1982 (OCoLC)559914813 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Theodore G Duncan |
| ISBN: | 0891680314 9780891680314 |
| OCLC Number: | 7276582 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | 668 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Arthritis -- Orthopedic disorders -- The heart and circulation -- Chest and lung diseases -- Peripheral vascular disease -- High blood pressure and the older person -- Lipids (fats) and the risk of heart attack -- Kidney disease -- Urologic problems -- Diabetes -- Neurologic diseases -- Gastrointestinal diseases -- Cancer -- Gynecological problems -- Infectious diseases -- Head and throat disorders -- Eye problems -- Skin disorders -- Dental care for the older patient -- Foot health -- Radiology -- Hematology -- Physical therapy for the over-55 patient -- Diet and nutrition -- Physical fitness -- Plastic surgery -- Sex after 55 -- Psychiatric problems -- Coping with crisis -- Living together and living apart -- Population trends of older Americans -- Boarding and nursing homes -- The hospital -- The U.S. hospice movement -- Insurance -- Retirement income: social security and supplemental security -- Retirement income: Private -- Property management: protecting, giving, and leaving it -- Fraud -- Funerals, burial, and cremation.s |
| Responsibility: | edited by Theodore G. Duncan ; illustrations by Joyce Richman. |
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