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Rethinking aging : growing old and living well in an overtreated society / Nortin M. Hadler.

Hadler, Nortin M. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780807835067 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0807835064 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 250 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Enlightened aging -- The golden years -- Stayin' alive -- The aged worker -- Decrepitude -- Frailty -- The reaper -- Autumn.
Subject:
Older people > Medical care > United States.
Older people > United States > Psychology.
Health behavior > United States.
Health Services for the Aged > United States.
Aged > psychology > United States.
Health Behavior > United States.
Health Promotion > methods > United States.
Inappropriate Prescribing > United States.
Social Conditions > United States.
Elderly > Medical care > United States.
Elderly > United States > Psychology.

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Lummi Library RA 564.8 .H335 2011 280436 Stacks Checked out 04/02/2013