A double-blind study was undertaken to determine the relationship (if one exists) between
the extent of postural sway in standing of individual elderly subjects and their frequency of …

An experimental study was performed to assess to what extent the magnitudes of the impact
forces generated in human falling accidents are affected by the nature of the floor covering …

It has been shown that the incidence of hip fracture in the elderly may be influenced by the
type of floor covering commonly used in homes for the elderly. This study describes the …

More complete data on the prevalence and types of urinary dysfunction in geriatric
institutional patients are essential for the management of their urologic problems. Over a 13 …

Ageing brings a number of normal physical changes and sometimes is accompanied by
diseases that affect physical functions and abilities. Therefore, the elderly require special …

This paper reviews studies published since 1970 on the quality of medical services received
by older persons. Although many of the studies were flawed in design or limited in scope …

Incontinence in the elderly patient usually is of the urgency pattern owing to inappropriate
detrusor contraction often termed detrusor instability. We herein describe a bladder volume …

A confusional state is a happening which may be transient or may become permanent, in
which an individual is forgetful and disorientated in time, space and person. It may be …

Those over 65 in our society are a new lost generation. A homeostasis which has been
established for 50 years is traumatically unbalanced, causing an endemic morbidity in …

Specialization in medical practice is not peculiar to the 20th century. Herodotus found that
each physician in ancient Egypt treated only one type of disease. In the 18th century the …