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<p>Preface vi</p> <p>Abbreviations vii</p> <p>1 The world grows old 1</p> <p>2 Health and social care for elderly people in the UK 11</p> <p>3 Special features of medicine in the elderly 30</p> <p>4 Old age psychiatry 44</p> <p>5 Falls and immobility 63</p> <p>6 Bones, joints and muscles 77</p> <p>7 Stroke made simple 91</p> <p>8 Other diseases of the nervous system 105</p> <p>9 Cardiovascular disorders 119</p> <p>10 Respiratory disease 137</p> <p>11 Gastrointestinal disease and nutrition 148</p> <p>12 Disorders of homeostasis and metabolism 169</p> <p>13 Genitourinary disease 178</p> <p>14 Blood and bone marrow 191</p> <p>15 Eyes, ears, mouth and skin 203</p> <p>16 Legal and ethical aspects of medical care of elderly people 220</p> <p>17 Palliative care 231</p> <p>Index 241</p>

<p><b>Claire G. Nicholl</b> is Consultant Physician and Associate Lecturer, Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge</p> <p><b>K. Jane Wilson</b> is Consultant Physician and Associate Lecturer, Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge</p>

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