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Basic principles of working with older patients: an up-date
Author(s)	Eric Pfeiffer
Journal title	Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 20, no 1, 1999
Pages	pp 3-14
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Health [elderly] ; Patients ; Personnel ; United States of America.
Annotation	This article presents essential principles of how to work successfully with older patients. The approach is an interdisciplinary one and the principles are relevant to a broad range of health care professionals including geriatricians, family physicians, social workers, and nurses. The principles include a synthesis of some of the unique aspects influencing diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of health care issues in older patients. It is recommended that trainees in geriatrics and gerontology have these principles presented and discussed by experienced faculty members at the outset of their training experience. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-000208237 A
Classmark	CC: LF: QM: 7T
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