The Merck Manual of Health & Aging - Hardcover

Beers MD, Mark H.

 
9780911910360: The Merck Manual of Health & Aging

Synopsis

As more and more of the population live to old age, The Merck Manual to Health & Aging targets the growing need for a useful source of information about later life. With explanations of how the body ages, preventative medical care and good nutrition, common disorders in older adults and how to cope with disease, the book seeks to cover what other books on aging do not.

  • Large type size and written in everyday language
  • Two-colour design
  • 66 chapters organised into four sections
  • Easy-to-follow cross-referencing symbols within the text
  • Helpful tables, graphs, and illustrations that further explain the text
  • Table of commonly used trade name drugs and their generic equivalents
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    About the Author

    Mark H. Beers MD has been editor-in-chief of The Merck Manual since 2000. He is an associate Clinical Professor of Medicine-MCP at Drexel University.

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