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... > classroom management > classroom interventions > behavioral classroom interventions > systems of care > geriatric profession

... > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric profession

... > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric profession

... > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric profession

... > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric profession

Preferred term

geriatric profession

Definition

Geriatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people. Geriatric medicine allows the optimal treatment of the older patient. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Geriatric Profession]

Broader concept

systems of care

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/geriatric_profession

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