Taking Charge of Your Health - A Guide to Getting the Best Health Care As You Age

Informationen zum Autor John R. Burton, M.D., is director of the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Education Center, a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and a professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. William J. Hall, M.D. , is director of the Center for Healthy Aging at Highland Hospital, in Rochester, New York, the Paul Fine Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and former president of the American College of Physicians. Between them, Drs. Burton and Hall have nearly 90 years of medical experience. Klappentext Frustrated with doctors' visits that last less than fifteen minutes? Unclear about how to best choose a physician? Confused by our complicated health care system? Experienced geriatricians Drs. Burton and Hall have decades of experience helping seniors navigate this country's complex health care system. They distill that knowledge here, providing you with the information you need to skillfully communicate with your health care providers. This book addresses such questions as: * Do I need a general physician or a specialist? *What does a geriatrician do? *What screening exams should I undergo? *What is the best way to take my medications? Drs. Burton and Hall emphasize that you are unlikely to receive good health care unless you work for it. They urge older adults to ask questions, become informed, and obtain the care they deserve. Zusammenfassung They urge older adults to ask questions! become informed! and obtain the care they deserve.

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• Authors: John R. Burton, John R. (Mason F. Lord Professor of Medici Burton, John R. (Mason F. Lord Professor of Medicine Burton, John R. Hall Burton, John R./ Hall Burton, Burton John R., William J. Hall, William J. (Highland Hospital) Hall, Hall William J.
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2010
• EAN: 9780801895517
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-9551-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, Popular medicine & health, Popular medicine and health