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Nonfiction Usage

Journalism Usage

Falls - News: January 5, 2007 — Headline: Research Shows Balance Exercise Can Curb Falls Among Seniors. Author: Rosanne Skirble. Excerpt: The study is published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Iraq - News: April 13, 2003 — Headline: Iraqis Help US Troops Collect Hidden, Abandoned Missiles. Excerpt: The Marine officer and his unit of 20 men have based themselves in a geriatrics clinic, which had been used by the Iraqi military as a communications center.

Israel - News: December 14, 2002 — Headline: New Program Prepares US Nurses for Terrorist Attack. Excerpt: Assistant professor of nursing Joanne Langan says that an effective response plan must involve every medical professional, every nurse throughout the system, from the emergency room to geriatrics. "I don't know if they'd have the first clue about how to triage patients and the decontamination is something most nurses wouldn't know about," said Ms. Langan. "It's something we have to teach and practice so it becomes second nature just as CPR becomes second nature with us after the training. You just go into that automatic mode."

Scientists - News: September 21, 2006 — Headline: Scientists Study Ways to Predict Longevity. Author: Jessica Berman. Excerpt: Lead investigator Tara Gruenewald of the Division of Geriatrics at the University of California in Los Angeles says that in men, the presence of two biomarkers most strongly predicted early death: elevations of a stress hormone called cortisol and immune system proteins that measure inflammation.

Governmental Usage

Travel in Qatar. Rumaillah Hospital handles geriatrics, rehabilitation and cosmetic surgery and provides basic treatment for psychological diseases.

Bibliographic Usage

Abbey L.J. Author of "The root of the problem," published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 53, no. 6, p. 1071, in June 2005.

Abbott R.D., Ueshima H., Masaki K.H., Willcox B.J., Rodriguez B.L., Ikeda A., Yano K., White L.R., Curb J.D. Authors of "Coronary artery calcification and total mortality in elderly men," published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 55, no. 12, p. 1948-54, in December 2007.

Abdelhafiz A.H., Wheeldon N.M. Authors of "Anticoagulation of atrial fibrillation in older people: a clinical practice observational study," published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 54, no. 1, p. 176-7, in January 2006.

Abdullah A.S., Simon J.L. Authors of "Health promotion in older adults: evidence-based smoking cessation programs for use in primary care settings," published in Geriatrics, vol. 61, no. 3, in March 2006.

Abe K. Author of "Reconsidering the Caregiving Stress Appraisal scale: validation and examination of its association with items used for assessing long-term care insurance in Japan," published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 44, no. 3, p. 287-97, in May-June 2007 .

• Preface iv
• Nonfiction Usage 1
• Journalism Usage 1
• Governmental Usage 1
• Bibliographic Usage 1
• Encyclopedic Usage 361
• Lexicographic Usage 362
• Index 370