The Geriatrics reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Jul-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Geriatrics

Geriatrics is the study of the diseases of the elderly, e.g. Alzheimer's disease.

The term itself can be distinguished from Gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.

External links

• Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence
• http://www.americangeriatrics.org
• http://dir.yahoo.com/health/medicine/geriatrics
• http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mm_geriatrics/home.jsp
• http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/what_is_geriatrics.php

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