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This booklet presents a complete transcript of the hearings on medicine and aging of the Senate Committee on Aging. Testimony from a number of experts in gerontology is presented. A wide range of topics is dealt with, including social attitudes toward aging, current medical training and practices, and the need for research about the aging process.…
Descriptors: Age, Federal Government, Geriatrics, Government Publications
Peer reviewedBeall, S. Colleen; And Others – Gerontologist, 1996
Family physicians may lack discriminatory ability to differentiate normal aging form disease states. To assess such ability, 53 aging-related indicators or symptoms were presented to 65 physicians in 3 family practice residency programs. Respondents classified each symptom as normal aging or disease. On average, residents classified 73.4% of…
Descriptors: Age, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Clinical Diagnosis
