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• Author(s): Craig Atwood • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: GeriatricsWith the baby boomer generation reaching 65 years of age, attention in the medical field is turning to how best to meet the needs of this rapidly...

• Author(s): Edward T., Jr. Zawada • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: GeriatricsThis volume is a collection of reports dealing with geriatrics and gerontology. The first section provides an introduction to the common...

• Author(s): Hülya Çakmur • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: Developmental - Adulthood & AgingAging is characterized by functional decline in every organ due to several cellular, biological, and physiological cha...

• Author(s): Somchai Amornyotin • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: GeriatricsGeriatric is a topic of great interest in medicine and among the general public. Population aging is an inevitable and irreversible demogra...

• Author(s): Edward T., Jr. Zawada • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: Nursing - Critical & Intensive careThis work is intended as a brief but focused compilation to assist with diagnosis and management of the mos...

• Author(s): Sara Palermo • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: GeriatricsThe progressive growth in the number of older adults worldwide has led to a modification of the current healthcare scenario and a parallel increa...

• Author(s): Hülya Çakmur • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: Gerontology

• Author(s): Julianna Cseri • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: GeriatricsSarcopenia is a symptom of aging that contributes to the functional decline of the musculoskeletal system, responsible for impaired gait and ba...

• Author(s): Mandeep Virdi • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: Public HealthEmerging Trends in Oral Health Sciences and Dentistry is the second book on Oral Health Science. The first book is Oral Health Care-Pediatric...

• Author(s): Mandeep Virdi • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: Public HealthGeriatric dentistry, or gerodontics, is the branch of dental care dealing with older adults involving the diagnosis, prevention, and treatmen...

• Author(s): Patricia Bozzetto Ambrosi • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: NeurologyThis book elucidates the key principles of cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs) in three sections. The first section addresses relevant pa...

• Author(s): Sevgi Akarsu • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: Geriatrics"Multiple chronic conditions," also known as multimorbidity, is a special situation frequently encountered by global healthcare professionals, es...

• Author(s): Julio F. P. Peres • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: Diagnostic Imaging - RadiographyNeuroimaging for clinicians sourced 19 chapters from some of the world's top brain-imaging researchers and clinicians ...

• Author(s): Kian Chung Ong • Publisher: Intechopen • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen • BISAC: Pulmonary & Thoracic MedicineA decade or so ago, many clinicians were described as having an unnecessarily 'nihilistic' view of COPD. This has certai...