The Merck Manual of Geriatrics specifically addresses the challenges of caring for the elderly. It incorporates an interdisciplinary focus that is unique, including specific information regarding nursing care, pharmacy, and planning issues.

It offers a wealth of information in the concise, easy-to-use, and clinically relevant manner you have come to expect from The Merck Manuals.

Topics of immediate clinical importance include:

• Nutrition
• Geriatric Emergencies
• Home Health Care
• Cardiovascular Disorders
• Infectious Disease
• Psychiatric Disorders
• Legal, Ethical and Social Issues; and much more

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The Merck Manual of Geriatrics - making life better for all generations

All of America is getting older, in large part because we are living longer.

• The average life span at the turn of the 20th century was just 47. Americans born today can expect to live well into their 70s.
• Between 1990 and 1999, the number of people in the US aged 65 and older increased by 10%, from 31.2 million to approximately 35 million
• By 2005, 13% of the US population will be 65 or older
• People over 85 account for the greatest growth in the elderly population
• There are now 60,000 Americans aged 100 or older
  

With an increasing number of elderly patients, medical professionals and caregivers must be prepared to address their specific needs. The Merck Manual of Geriatrics provides comprehensive, relevant information on the health issues that affect seniors the most.