You are not your age
Subtitle: the anti-ageism survival guide
By: Mark Lachs
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780670022106
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "You're a what"? : understanding how geriatricians think about aging; title: The biology of aging : an embarrassment of riches that you were never supposed to need; title: A geriatrician's perspective on ageism : it's not just grandpa who's being put out to pasture; title: Do no harm, but for God's sake, do something; title: Cookbook medicine : a recipe for disaster at any age; title: Bedside matters : do you have an aging-friendly primary care doc?; title: How many specialists does it take to screw in a lightbulb (or screw you up)?; title: Care transitions as you get older : cracks you didn't even know you could fall through; title: No place for sick people : hospitals as we get older; title: You could become geriatric just waiting : how to emerge from the emergency room unscathed; title: In search of an honorable discharge; title: Maybe you're not the problem : disability caused by places and not people (or their diseases); title: Home away from home as we age; title: Medications as we age; title: Complementary and alternative medicine, vitamins, and supplements : who do you believe?; title: Money and aging; title: Financial gerontology : the good, the bad, and the phony; title: It ain't over till it's over (and sometimes not even then) : a geriatrician talks about death and dying; title: Staying in control : making and encouraging good choices as we age; title: It's never too late.