Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself. The term comes from the Greek "geros" meaning "old man" and "iatros" meaning "healer."

In the USA, geriatricians are primary care physicians who are board-certified in either Family Practice or Internal Medicine and have also acquired the additional training necessary to obtain the Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Geriatric Medicine.

In the United Kingdom, most geriatricians are hospital physicians, while some focus on community geriatrics. While originally a distinct clinical specialty, it has been integrated as a specialism of general medicine since the late 1970s (Barton & Mulley 2003). Most geriatricians are therefore accredited for both. Specialized geriatrics services include orthogeriatrics (close cooperation with orthopedic surgery and a focus on osteoporosis and rehabilitation), psychogeriatrics (focus on dementia, depression and other conditions common in the elderly), and rehabilitation.

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Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 29, 2009: Life-Course Perspectives on Late Life Health Inequalities. http://j.mp/1Uby5m
science_book (New Science Books) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:24:09 -0000
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 29, 2009: Life-Course Perspectives on Late Life Health Inequalities. http://j.mp/1Uby5m
So not only do I have nothing interesting to do only Halloween, apparently I have the same inclinations as geriatrics. Fan-fucking-tastic.
mrenygma (Eric Weis) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:01:26 -0000
So not only do I have nothing interesting to do only Halloween, apparently I have the same inclinations as geriatrics. Fan-fucking-tastic.
Tennis: Switched to doubles with James Rider - 2 geriatrics against 2 30 yr-olds. Jim blew a matchpoint smash - then we lost tiebreaker
PaulSkillicorn (Paul Skillicorn) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:19:24 -0000
Tennis: Switched to doubles with James Rider - 2 geriatrics against 2 30 yr-olds. Jim blew a matchpoint smash - then we lost tiebreaker
Tennis: Got shifted to doubles with James Rider - two geriatrics against a couple of thirty somethings. James blew matchpoint overhead
PaulSkillicorn (Paul Skillicorn) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:15:00 -0000
Tennis: Got shifted to doubles with James Rider - two geriatrics against a couple of thirty somethings. James blew matchpoint overhead
What's up with the old people not giving us candy? Freaking geriatrics need to get a slap o reality. Oh well. Maybe it's just the ones here.
Margaritalimes (Kira Margoshes ) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:08:07 -0000
What's up with the old people not giving us candy? Freaking geriatrics need to get a slap o reality. Oh well. Maybe it's just the ones here.
RT @tully3000: 'Geriatrics' too late in the chain of damage. Gerontology a little better-slow down rate of damage by metabolism. #bilpl
2healthguru (Gregg Masters) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:52:09 -0000
RT @tully3000: 'Geriatrics' too late in the chain of damage. Gerontology a little better-slow down rate of damage by metabolism. #bilpl

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