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Lachs, Mark.
Subjects
Aging.
Ageism.
Geriatrics.
Aging -- Psychology.
Older people.
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What your doctor won...
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What your doctor won't tell you about getting older [electronic resource] : an insider's survival manual for outsmarting the health-care system / Mark Lachs.
by
Lachs, Mark.
New York, NY : Penguin Book, 2011.
Subjects
Aging.
Ageism.
Geriatrics.
Aging -- Psychology.
Older people.
Electronic Resource
http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=07EBF095-AD96-4EBB-8EBA-1AAAA698B408
This title is available online; click here to access
ISBN:
9781101540695 (electronic bk.)
1101540699 (electronic bk.)
9781101543573 (electronic bk.)
1101543574 (electronic bk.)
Description:
1 online resource : ill., charts.
Contents:
"You're a what"? : understanding how geriatricians think about aging -- The biology of aging : an embarrassment of riches that you were never supposed to need -- A geriatrician's perspective on ageism : it's not just grandpa who's being put out to pasture -- Do no harm, but for God's sake, do something -- Cookbook medicine : a recipe for disaster at any age -- Bedside matters : do you have an aging-friendly primary care doc? -- How many specialists does it take to screw in a lightbulb (or screw you up)? -- Care transitions as you get older : cracks you didn't even know you could fall through -- No place for sick people : hospitals as we get older -- You could become geriatric just waiting : how to emerge from the emergency room unscathed -- In search of an honorable discharge -- Maybe you're not the problem : disability caused by places and not people (or their diseases) -- Home away from home as we age -- Medications as we age -- Complementary and alternative medicine, vitamins, and supplements : who do you believe? -- Money and aging -- Financial gerontology : the good, the bad, and the phony -- It ain't over till it's over (and sometimes not even then) : a geriatrician talks about death and dying -- Staying in control : making and encouraging good choices as we age -- It's never too late.
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