Update in Geriatrics
Authors: William J. Hall
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Updates from the Annual Session7 December 1999Update in GeriatricsWilliam J. Hall, MDWilliam J. Hall, MDFrom the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-11-199912070-00008 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The articles chosen for this review, representing some of the most clinically relevant work in geriatrics reported in 1998, were culled from about 30 peer-reviewed English-language journals. These tend to be the publications found in a general medical library and are not especially oriented toward geriatrics. With one exception, review articles were omitted in favor of specific evidence-based clinical investigations that focus on what clinicians are likely to encounter in a primary care practice. 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