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Tue Aug 26

• THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS

Thu Aug 21

• AgeLine Database: Geriatrics & gerontology!

Wed Aug 20

• Extraordinary Rounds JAGS
• Results, Rhetoric, and Randomized Trials: The Case...[J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008] - PubMed Result
• Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: The Risk of Fracture Following Hospitalizatio n in Older Women and Men, Aug 11/25, 2008, Gardner et al. 168 (15): 1671: Hospitalizatio ns, particularly multiple admissions, are very common in elderly individuals and are strongly associated with an increased risk of hip and other types of fracture. Hospitalizatio ns present opportunities to take measures to reduce the risk of fractures.

Tue Aug 19

• NLM Gateway Search: links to several sites relating to health care

Mon Aug 18

• Annals of Medicine: The Way We Age Now: newyorker.com

Sun Aug 17

• Prevention of Unintentional Weight Loss in Nursing Home Residents: A Controlled Trial of Feeding Assistance
• NIHSeniorHealt h Home Page: This easy-to-use website features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health

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