Practising Evidence Based Geriatrics

Sharon E Straus, David L Sackett

Radcliffe Medical Press, £25, pp 166

ISBN 1 85775 394 1

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Interventions in geriatric medicine, particularly in assessing patients, have been extensively investigated. A growing body of evidence has shown that relatively simple unglamorous interventions are the most appropriate response to the health needs of elderly people with complex and disabling illnesses. Unfortunately, the funding for geriatric medicine is often justified by its ability to ensure the smooth running of the acute health …