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Geriatric Medicine Subject Guide

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Reference Resources


Handbooks and Guidelines

Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine
This ebook provides an in-depth coverage of gerontology with topics such as mechanisms of aging; practical topics like foot problems & back pain; ethics & caregiving; post-menopausal state & aging in the third world. It has international authorship.
Merck Manual of Geriatric Medicine
  The Merck Manual of Geriatrics is published by Merck & Co., Inc., on a not-for-profit basis. This Internet Edition is Provided by   Medical Services, USMEDSA, USHH

Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics
  Australia's official statistical organisation.
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
  aged care and community care statistics on community care, nursing homes, nursing home and hospital stay.

Other Online Resources

Ageing Budget 2004-2005
  From the Department of Health and Ageing
Australia's Health Publications- available online from 1996 +
  biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It is the nation's authoritative source of information on patterns of health and illness, determinants of health, the supply and use of health services, and health services expenditure.
A National Minimum Data Set for Home and Community Care  - AIHWA
New South Wales Older People's Health Survey 1999
NSW Public Health Bulletin Supplement