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Book Synopsis
They urge older adults to ask questions, become informed, and obtain the care they deserve.

Trade Review
Concise and user-friendly. -- Neil A. Grauer Hopkins Reader 2010

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Older Patient in Today's Health Care System
1. Aging Today
2. The Complexity of Medical Care for Seniors
Part 2: The Health Care System
3. Clinical Settings and Key Programs for Seniors
4. How Will the Crisis in Health Care Financing Affect You?
5. Understanding Primary Care and How to Improve It
6. Your Doctor's Perspective
7. Getting the Most from Your Referral to a Specialist
8. Geriatrics Education for All Health Care Providers
Part III: Managing Your Health
9. How to Take Charge
10. How to Choose a Doctor and Make the Most of Your Appointment
11. Screening Tests for Seniors
12. Managing Medications
13. Nutrition and Exercise
Index

Taking Charge of Your Health A Guide to Getting

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 26 August 2010
      ISBN-13 9780801895517
      978-0801895517
      ISBN-10 0801895510
      Also in:
      Coping with / advice about ageing Popular medicine and health Geriatric medicine

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      They urge older adults to ask questions, become informed, and obtain the care they deserve.

      Trade Review
      Concise and user-friendly. -- Neil A. Grauer Hopkins Reader 2010

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Acknowledgments
      Part I: The Older Patient in Today's Health Care System
      1. Aging Today
      2. The Complexity of Medical Care for Seniors
      Part 2: The Health Care System
      3. Clinical Settings and Key Programs for Seniors
      4. How Will the Crisis in Health Care Financing Affect You?
      5. Understanding Primary Care and How to Improve It
      6. Your Doctor's Perspective
      7. Getting the Most from Your Referral to a Specialist
      8. Geriatrics Education for All Health Care Providers
      Part III: Managing Your Health
      9. How to Take Charge
      10. How to Choose a Doctor and Make the Most of Your Appointment
      11. Screening Tests for Seniors
      12. Managing Medications
      13. Nutrition and Exercise
      Index

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