Geriatrics is a specialty that focuses on the health care of elderly people. Geriatricians typically manage disorders in a number of specialty areas with a focus on health issues unique to the elderly, including the appropriate use of drugs in the elderly, the interaction among multiple diseases, the need to coordinate care among multiple practitioners, and the impact of age-related cognitive and physical changes on treatment. Geriatricians also aim to promote health by anticipating, preventing, and treating diseases and disabilities that become more common with age.
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Geriatrics
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Elder Abuse
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Gait Disorders in the Elderly
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Aging and Quality Of Life
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Social Issues in the Elderly
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Funding Health Care for the Elderly
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Prevention of Disease and Disability in the Elderly
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Drug Therapy in the Elderly
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Falls in the Elderly
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The Older Driver
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Approach to the Geriatric Patient
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Provision of Care to the Elderly