Age and Ageing

Mental health services for residents of care homes
pp. 1-2(2)
Authors: Tom Dening; Jatinder Bains

Assess first, admit second
pp. 3-4(2)
Author: Tony Luxton

Anaesthesia and the older surgical patient: something old, something new, something borrowed...
pp. 4-5(2)
Author: Suzanne Crowe

Blood pressure in acute stroke
pp. 6-12(7)
Authors: Thompson G. Robinson; John F. Potter

Effects of physical training on physical performance in institutionalised elderly patients (70+) with multiple diagnoses
pp. 13-23(11)
Authors: Elisabeth Rydwik; Kerstin Frändin; Gunnar Akner

The Letter
pp. 24-24(1)
Author: Nicholas Coni

The value of specialist clinical assessment of older people prior to entry to care homes
pp. 25-34(10)
Authors: David Challis; Paul Clarkson; Janine Williamson; Jane Hughes; Dan Venables; Alistair Burns; Ashley Weinberg

Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency in later life
pp. 34-41(8)
Authors: Robert Clarke; J. Grimley Evans; J. Schneede; E. Nexo; C. Bates; A. Fletcher; A. Prentice; C. Johnston; P. M. Ueland; H. Refsum; P. Sherliker; J. Birks; G. Whitlock; E. Breeze; J. M. Scott

Changes in arterial oxygen saturation before and after enteral feeding tube insertion in dysphagic stroke patients
pp. 42-45(4)
Authors: Anne Rowat; Joanna Wardlaw; Martin Dennis

A randomised, controlled comparison of different calcium and vitamin D supplementation regimens in elderly women after hip fracture: The Nottingham Neck of Femur (NONOF) Study
pp. 45-51(7)
Authors: Rowan H. Harwood; Opinder Sahota; Kay Gaynor; Tahir Masud; David J. Hosking

The efficacy of a specific balance-strategy training programme for preventing falls among older people: a pilot randomised controlled trial
pp. 52-58(7)
Authors: Jennifer C. Nitz; Nancy Low Choy

Consequences of falling in older men and women and risk factors for health service use and functional decline
pp. 58-65(8)
Authors: Vianda S. Stel; Johannes H. Smit; Saskia M. F. Pluijm; Paul Lips

Clinical significance of cerebral white matter lesions in older Asians with suspected dementia
pp. 67-71(5)
Authors: Yih Yiow Sitoh; Yih Yian Sitoh; Suresh Sahadevan

Prevalence and prediction of unrecognised diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance following acute stroke
pp. 71-77(7)
Authors: Christopher S. Gray; Jon F. Scott; Joyce M. French; K. G. M. M. Alberti; Janice E. O’Connell

Non-convulsive status epilepticus in elderly individuals: report of four representative cases
pp. 78-81(4)
Authors: José L. Fernández-Torre; Apolinar G. Díaz-Castroverde

Small bowel obstruction from a dislodged feeding tube
pp. 81-82(2)
Authors: Moshe Kamar; Avner Bar-Dayan; Oded Zmora; Amram Ayalon

SARS – a geriatrician’s perspective
pp. 83-84(2)
Author: Y. Y. Sitoh

The right medicine
pp. 83-83(1)
Authors: Ian C. Steele; Maureen Finnegan

Frailty is the main predictor of falls in elderly patients undergoing rehabilitation training
pp. 84-85(2)
Authors: S. Speciale; R. Turco; F. Magnifico; G. Bellelli; M. Trabucchi

Prescribing indicators
pp. 84-84(1)
Authors: R. Sivakumar; T. Tong; P. Ghosh; S. A. Khan

Using prescribing indicators to measure the quality of prescribing to lderly medical in-patients
pp. 85-85(1)
Authors: Peter Crome; Elliot F. Epstein

Reply
pp. 86-87(2)
Authors: Kevin Stewart; Claire Spice

Where now with Do Not Attempt Resuscitation decisions?
pp. 86-86(1)
Authors: Heather L. Elphick; Merryn Gott; B. Jane Liddle

Reply
pp. 87-87(1)
Authors: Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert; Anne-Sophie Rigaud

Prevention of malnutrition in older people during and after hospitalisation: results from a randomised controlled trial
pp. 87-87(1)
Author: Julia Newton

Productive Aging: Concepts and Challenges
pp. 88-89(2)
Author: M. J. Denham

Ethical Patient Care: A Casebook for Geriatric Health Care Teams
pp. 88-88(1)
Author: Jane Liddle

Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery
pp. 89-90(2)
Author: Arup K. Banerjee

Rehabilitation for the Older Person – A Handbook for the Interdisciplinary Team
pp. 89-89(1)
Author: Maria Vilasuso

Medication use and falls in community-dwelling older persons
pp. 91-91(1)
Authors: Karen D. Kelly; Will Pickett; N. Yiannakoulias; Brain H. Rowe; Don P. Schopflocher; Larry Svenson; Don C. Voaklander