The Johns Hopkins Medical Handbook : the 100 major medical disorders of people over the age of 50 : plus a directory to the leading teaching hospitals, research organizations, treatment centers, and support groups / medical editor, Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. ; prepared by the editors of The Johns Hopkins medical letter Health after 50.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Margolis, Simeon, 1931-2022.

Moses, Hamilton.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geriatrics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Geriatrics.

Older people--Medical care.

Older people--Diseases.

Older people--Diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Older people.

Older people--Medical care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States.

Delivery of Health Care.

Medical Subjects:

Geriatrics.

United States.

Delivery of Health Care.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

651 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

New updated edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Published by Rebus, Inc. : Distributed by Random House, Inc., [1995]

Summary:

This definitive home medical reference for adults offers an in-depth guide to the 100 most common medcial problems, occurring in adults over the age of 50, plus a unique directory to hospitals and other health-care resources, from support groups to treatment centers. 70 illustrations.

Notes:

"While many medical encyclopedias are available to the general public, none specifically addresses the major health concerns of people over 50, and none has a directory like this one."--Introduction.

Includes index.

Price from dustjacket: $39.95.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 624-627) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

Other Format:

Online version: Johns Hopkins medical handbook.

ISBN:

092966132X

9780929661322

OCLC:

32823834

Online:

Publisher description