This new edition of a best-selling and critically-acclaimed text, completely revised and updated, offers practical and comprehensive coverage of the diseases, common problems, and medical care of older persons. Subjects tackled include womens health issues, geriatric assessment, context of care in geriatric medicine, common cancers in the elderly, ethics and health policy issues, and neurologic and psychiatric disorders. Building on the second edition, this comprehensive and authoritative volume is the standard reference in the field.