A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
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A guide to giving care to people with Alzheimer disease. This third edition is written in large print and retains the structure, scope and purpose of the original book, while updating chapters to reflect developments in medical research and the delivery of care. Topics that have been added or extensively revised for this edition include: terminology and statistics; the evaluation of persons with dementia; the laws on driving; hospice care; assisted living facilities and financing care; other types of dementia; findings on eating and nutrition; and medical research in areas such as drugs, genetics and diagnostic tests. The revised appendices include: new bibliographic references; Web sites; and updated addresses of associations and state offices.