Disciplines and Occupations

Geriatrics

The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.

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Abstract

The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Gerontology

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

specialty; when permitted for "geriatric diseases": Manual 28.9.1

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  1. H02w.403w.355w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Geriatrics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005853. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005853
  2. Geriatrics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geriatrics
  3. Geriatrics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10384