| Description |
xvi, 250 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Enlightened aging -- The golden years -- Stayin' alive -- The aged worker -- Decrepitude -- Frailty -- The reaper -- Autumn. |
| Summary |
Over the past decade, Hadler has established himself as a leading voice among those who approach the menu of health-care choices with informed skepticism. Only the rigorous demonstration of efficacy is adequate reassurance of a treatment's value, he argues; if it cannot be shown that a particular treatment will benefit the patient, one should proceed with caution. In Rethinking Aging, Hadler offers a doctor's perspective on the medical literature as well as his long clinical experience to help readers assess their health-care options and make informed medical choices in the last decades of life. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Medical care -- United States.
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Older people -- United States -- Psychology.
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Health behavior -- United States.
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Health Services for the Aged -- United States. |
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Aged -- psychology -- United States. |
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Health Behavior -- United States. |
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Health Promotion -- methods -- United States. |
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Inappropriate Prescribing -- United States. |
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Social Conditions -- United States. |
| ISBN |
9780807835067 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0807835064 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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