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Edited by J. F. Macías Núñez, J. S. Cameron, and D. G. Oreopoulos
554 pp, $179.50
New York, NY, Springer Science + Business Media, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-3877-2658-8

JAMA. 2008;300(15):1822-1823.

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This is the first edition of a multiauthored text written by renowned experts and researchers in the fields of geriatrics, urology, nephrology and hypertension, and physiology. It is intended for physicians and clinicians as well as for various other members of the allied health sciences who have a particular interest in diseases involving the genitourinary tract in elderly individuals. The book is organized around the geriatric patient, and a multidisciplinary approach is presented as it pertains to common afflictions involving the kidneys and urinary tract. Multiple tables, diagrams, and other illustrations throughout the book facilitate the understanding of the accompanying text.

This 554-page book is divided into 28 chapters. Each chapter begins with an introduction that summarizes and presents the essential points in the subsequent discussion. The first 8 chapters present the unique anatomy and physiology of the aging kidney; in general, the authors discuss the unique features and functions . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Edgar V. Lerma, MD, Reviewer
Department of Medicine
Section of Nephrology
University of Illinois at Chicago
elerma@uic.edu

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