Drugs and the older population

Mostly British contributors from a number of specialties offer background and specific information for people involved in prescribing medicine for older people. They begin by describing the underlying principle of prescribing in this age group, including perspectives from sociology, health economics, and the developing global health care delivery. Then they review treatment for specific therapeutic problems, such as stroke, epilepsy, bone disease, and cancer. Distributed in the US by World Scientific. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.