Age and Ageing articles from May 1992

Age and Ageing archives from May 1992

Cardiac rehabilitation and elderly patients. (Commentary)
May 1, 1992... Coronary artery disease affects at least 25% of the elderly population and contributes significantly to premature disability in many patients who may then no longer be capable of living independently [1]. On average, an elderly Person costs...

Researching Social Gerontology: Concepts, Methods and Issues.
May 1, 1992... Sheila Peace figures as editor and co-author of this new text on research in gerontology. She has brought together thirteen contributions from eighteen British social scientists whose disciplines vary widely: from sociologists, social...

Clinical Rheumatology: International Practice and Research, 2 vols.
May 1, 1992... These two volumes continue in the tradition of an excellent and relatively new series (1987) of clinical handbooks. Bellamy's volume on Controversies is important. It addresses areas of management of rheumatic disease where confusion has...

Experimental Psychology, Cognition and Human Aging.
May 1, 1992... During the 10 years since its publication in 1982 the first edition of Donald Kausler's Experimental Psychology, Cognition and Human Aging provided gerontologists with the most complete and reliable reference work on age and human...

Continence Promotion in General Practice.
May 1, 1992... A recent survey of the elderly in a London borough showed that 11.6% of the women and 8.9% of the men were experiencing problems with continence, but that only 30% of these were known to the local services. It seems that this problem was not...

Multi-Purpose Homes for Elderly People.
May 1, 1992... This is an account of a conference in May 1991 on providing community and caring services based upon a Part III residential home. It is important reading for many local authorities, who need to consider whether they can retain such homes now...

Alzheimer's: Caring for Your Loved One, Caring for Yourself.
May 1, 1992... This book is written primarily for lay carers. It is well organized with many helpful headings, clear script, and good use of anecdotes and stories. Comprehensive layman's explanations are given for medical procedures, investigations, and...

Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine.
May 1, 1992... These two books arrived simultaneously. One is huge, the other small. Your reviews editor decided to have a look at both. In the week that his son is writing his university entrance exam, he thought he too might |compare and contrast'. ...

More Everyday Aids and Appliances.
May 1, 1992... These two books arrived simultaneously. One is huge, the other small. Your reviews editor decided to have a look at both. In the week that his son is writing his university entrance exam, he thought he too might |compare and contrast'. ...