Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

The worldwide increase in life expectancy and in the number of older persons in developed and developing countries has resulted in the evolution of geriatric medicine as a specialized field. Although geriatric medicine as a specialty was developed and nurtured decades earlier in Great Britain, the publication of the first edition of the Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in 1985 served as a catalyst for the development of geriatrics as a scientifically based medical discipline in the United States. The 5 editions published over the next 2 decades firmly established this textbook as a fundamental and well-respected reference for all clinicians caring for older patients.