Volume 17 - Issue 6 - June, 2009 - ALTC
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06/11/2009
The American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) Annual International Conference featured a special update session on the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic.
The American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) Annual International Conference featured a special update session on the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic.
The American Thoracic Society’s...
06/11/2009
Annals of Long-Term Care
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06/11/2009
What Older Adults and Their Caregivers Need to Know About the 2009 H1N1 Flu ("Swine Flu"): Advice from the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging
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What Older Adults and Their Caregivers Need to Know About the 2009 H1N1 Flu ("Swine Flu"): Advice from the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging
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What Older Adults and...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
06/11/2009
Many older adults take one or more drugs with anticholinergic effects for health problems such as depression, allergies, incontinence, and gastroesophageal reflux.
Many older adults take one or more drugs with anticholinergic effects for health problems such as depression, allergies, incontinence, and gastroesophageal reflux.
Many older adults take one or...
06/11/2009
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
06/11/2009
Polypharmacy is a common problem encountered by clinicians caring for elderly.
Polypharmacy is a common problem encountered by clinicians caring for elderly.
Polypharmacy is a common problem...
06/11/2009
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
06/11/2009
Janice L. Feinberg, PharmD, JD, Priscilla A. Rogers, PhD, and Debra Sokol-McKay, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, CDE, CVRT, CLVT
Janice L. Feinberg, PharmD, JD, Prisc...
The leading cause of vision impairment and blindness in the United States is age-related eye disease.
The leading cause of vision impairment and blindness in the United States is age-related eye disease.
The leading cause of vision...
06/11/2009
Annals of Long-Term Care
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Perspectives
06/11/2009
Wilbert S. Aronow, MD, FACC, FAHA, AGSF
Wilbert S. Aronow, MD, FACC, FAHA, AG...
Many nursing home physicians are reluctant to adequately treat hypertension in their frail patients.
Many nursing home physicians are reluctant to adequately treat hypertension in their frail patients.
Many nursing home physicians are...
06/11/2009
Annals of Long-Term Care