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A PHILOSOPHY FOR GERIATRIC RESEARCH
Author(s) -
LOOMER HARRY P.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1969.tb05362.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prologue , geriatrics , geriatric care , gerontology , family medicine , nursing , psychiatry , art , literature
A bstract : The Menorah Geriatric Guidance Clinic was started eleven years ago in affiliation with the Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged. An outline is given of its philosophy regarding investigaton of the “inner space of older man.” This is a prologue to a forthcoming comprehensive report on the performance of the clinic, the definition of prognostic factors in diagnosis and treatment, and plans for improving services.