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Good Pharmacovigilance Practice Guide
Pharmaceutical Press 2008; US$ 70.00This essential reference guide relates to pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use. It complements currently available EU legislation and guidance and provides practical advice to key stakeholders, in particular Marketing Authorisation Holders, about achieving an appropriate system of pharmacovigilance. Contents include: roles and responsibilities... more...
Betreuung von Demenzkranken in der stationären Altenpflege
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 35.59Laut Expertenaussagen wird sich die Zahl von Demenzkranken in der Bundesrepublik in 40 Jahren auf 2.600.000 verdoppelt haben. Für das Jahr 2002 wurden die Gesamtkosten der Demenz auf ca. 5,6 Mrd. ? geschätzt, wobei auf den stationären Altensektor die Kosten mit 3,6 Mrd. ? hochgerechnet wurden. Die meisten Demenzkranken werden zu Hause von den Angehörigen... more...
Demografiefeste Personalpolitik in der Altenpflege
W. Bertelsmann Verlag 2009; US$ 19.30Hauptbeschreibung In den Pflegeberufen wird zukünftig eine geringere Zahl von Berufseinsteigern einer stetig wachsenden Zahl pflegebedürftiger Älterer gegenüberstehen. Dem Fachkräftemangel in der Pflege kann nur dann wirkungsvoll entgegengewirkt werden, wenn die erfahrenen Kräfte länger als bisher im Beruf verbleiben. Dieser Leitfaden für Führungskräfte... more...
Fit ins Alter
Springer 2006; US$ 47.99Von Geburt an tickt die Uhr unseres kalendarischen Alters. Unser biologisches Alter lässt sich jedoch beeinflussen, um Gesundheit, Vitalität und Lebensfreude trotz zunehmenden Alters zu erhalten und damit "biologisch jünger" zu bleiben. Das Geheimnis dieser Strategie liegt im Prinzip "use it or lose it", das eine Aktivität in allen Lebensbereichen... more...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 12 (1992)
Springer Publishing Company 1992; US$ 90.00This edition of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics brings together, in one convenient volume, the results of many of the studies supported by the Hartford Foundation. The first two chapters of this volume set the stage for the specific research reports that follow. In the first chapter, Burke, Jolson, Goetsch, and Ahronheim review current... more...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 15 (1995)
Springer Publishing Company 1995; US$ 90.00Proper nutrition, weight, and exercise have all been strongly linked to improved health and longevity among the elderly. This timely volume presents the latest medical research on nutrition and its impact on healthy aging in a variety of older populations and in a range of care settings. Topics include the diagnosis and management of protein undernutrition;... more...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 8 (1988)
Springer Publishing Company 1988; US$ 90.00This volume of the Annual Review focuses attention precisely on teh neglected documentation and explaination of heterogeneity of how people grow older within society. THe society of special interest is the United States in relatively recent decades, although some of the chapters include istructive comparisons with other societies. more...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 14 (1994)
Springer Publishing Company 1994; US$ 90.00This volume evaluates a range of assessment measures with regard to older adults. The expert contributors address topics such as assessment of health, functional disability (ADLs), mental agility, aging and personality, depression, and pain. While the instruments themselves are readily available from other sources, this book discusses the suitability,... more...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2 (1981)
Springer Publishing Company 1981; US$ 90.00The second volume in this long-running series presents the usual critical and intensive review chapters divided into five sections but also addresses particular topics of special interest, including drugs and their use, and misuse, among the aged; the nonmedication orientation to treatment of various disorders; the immune system; and clinical procedures... more...









