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... > social science subjects > education > teaching > classroom management > classroom interventions > behavioral classroom interventions > systems of care > geriatric profession
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric profession
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > biological sciences > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric profession
... > social science subjects > health and social care > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric profession
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > biological sciences > biology > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric profession

Preferred term

geriatric profession  

Definition

  • Geriatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people. Geriatric medicine allows the optimal treatment of the older patient. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Geriatric Profession]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WJWZ14PV-B

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