Age and Ageing

Geriatric consultation: is there a future?
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: Gray, Len

Ageing and central aortic pulse wave analysis. Commentary on `Is Augmentation Index a Good Measure of Vascular Stiffness in the Elderly?' by Fantin et al.
pp. 3-5(3)
Author: Cameron, James

How might a crisis in long-term care of people with dementia be averted
pp. 6-7(2)
Author: Murdoch, Peter

New treatments for age-related macular degeneration
pp. 8-10(3)
Authors: Imrie, Fraser R.; Bailey, Clare

The Penitentiary visit—a new role for geriatricians?
pp. 11-13(3)
Authors: Collins, Rónán D.; Bird, Rachael

News and reviews
pp. 14-15(2)
Author: Maclennan, Bill

Long-term care and dementia services: an impending crisis
pp. 16-22(7)
Authors: Macdonald, Alastair; Cooper, Brian

The risk of dementia with increased body mass index
pp. 23-29(7)
Authors: Gorospe, Emmanuel C.; Dave, Jatin K.

Effectiveness of fingertip light contact in reducing postural sway in older people
pp. 30-35(6)
Authors: Baccini, Marco; Rinaldi, Lucio A.; Federighi, Gianluca; Vannucchi, Luca; Paci, Matteo; Masotti, Giulio

A randomised trial of a geriatric evaluation and management consultation services in frail hospitalised patients
pp. 36-42(7)
Authors: Kircher, Tilo T. J.; Wormstall, Henning; Müller, Peter H.; Schwärzler, Frank; Buchkremer, Gerhard; Wild, Klaus; Hahn, Johannes-Martin; Meisner, Christoph

Is augmentation index a good measure of vascular stiffness in the elderly?
pp. 43-48(6)
Authors: Fantin, Francesco; Mattocks, Adriana; Bulpitt, Christopher J.; Banya, Winston; Rajkumar, Chakravarthi

Minimal-preparation CT colon in detection of colonic cancer, the Oxford experience
pp. 48-52(5)
Authors: Ganeshan, Arul; Upponi, Sara; Uberoi, Raman; D'Costa, Horace; Picking, Carol; Bungay, Helen

Determinants of smoking and cessation in older women
pp. 53-57(5)
Authors: Donzé, Jacques; Ruffieux, Christiane; Cornuz, Jacques

Longitudinal Change in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Older Runners
pp. 57-62(6)
Authors: Schroeder, Todd E.; Hawkins, Steven A.; Hyslop, Dan; Vallejo, Alberto F.; Jensky, Nicole E.; Wiswell, Robert A.

Low serum carotenoids and development of severe walking disability among older women living in the community: the Women's Health and Aging Study I
pp. 62-67(6)
Authors: Semba, Richard D.; Varadhan, Ravi; Bartali, Benedetta; Ferrucci, Luigi; Ricks, Michelle O.; Blaum, Caroline; Fried, Linda P.

Influence of ageing on perioperative cardiac risk in non-cardiac surgery}{Ageing and perioperative cardiac risk
pp. 68-72(5)
Authors: Bai, Jingming; Hashimoto, Jun; Nakahara, Tadaki; Suzuki, Takayuki; Kubo, Atsushi

People admitted to hospital with physical disability have increased length of stay: implications for diagnosis related group re-imbursement in England
pp. 73-78(6)
Authors: Carpenter, Iain; Bobby, Jacqui; Kulinskaya, Elena; Seymour, Gwyn

A comparison of different balance tests in the prediction of falls in older women with vertebral fractures: a cohort study
pp. 78-83(6)
Authors: Morris, Rob; Harwood, Rowan H.; Baker, Ros; Sahota, Opinder; Armstrong, Sarah; Masud, Tahir

The CareFile Project: a feasibility study to examine the effects of an individualised information booklet on patients after stroke
pp. 83-89(7)
Authors: Lowe, Debbie B.; Sharma, Anil K.; Leathley, Michael J.

Long-term outcome after stroke: does dysphagia matter?
pp. 90-94(5)
Authors: Smithard, D. G.; Smeeton, N. C.; Wolfe, C. D. A.

The impact of long-term warfarin on the quality of life of elderly people with atrial fibrillation
pp. 95-97(3)
Authors: Das, Abhay K.; Willcoxson, Paul D.; Corrado, Oliver J.; West, Robert M.

Research letters
pp. 98-101(4)
Authors: Hunter, Kathleen F.; Cyr, Daniel

Endovascular intervention for symptomatic bilateral carotid artery stenosis in an octogenarian
pp. 102-104(3)
Authors: Halse, Omid; Clifton, Andrew; Cloud, Geoffrey C.

Adult-Onset Still's Disease in a Patient Over 80 Years Old Successfully Treated with Low-Dose Methotrexate Therapy
pp. 104-106(3)
Authors: Kurasawa, Miwa; Kotani, Kazuhiko; Kurasawa, Gotaro; Shida, Kousuke; Yamada, Shigeki; Tago, Toshihiko

Letters to the Editor
pp. 107-107(1)
Author: Alisky, Joseph Martin

How Well do Psychotropic Medications Match Mental Health Diagnoses? A National View of Potential Off-Label Prescribing in VHA Nursing Homes
pp. 107-108(2)
Authors: French, Dustin D.; Campbell, Robert R.; Spehar, Andrea M.; Accomando, John

Reply
pp. 108-109(2)
Authors: Alanen, Hanna-Mari; Finne-Soveri, Harriet; Noro, Anja; Leinonen, Esa

Undergraduate Training in Geriatric Medicine in the United Kingdom
pp. 109-110(2)
Author: Ogundipe, Olayinka A.

Reply
pp. 110-110(1)
Author: Crome, Peter

Letters to the Editor
pp. 110-111(2)
Authors: Varughese, George I.; Scarpello, John H. B.

Response to letter of Varughese and Scarpello
pp. 111-111(1)
Author: Croxson, Simon

Re: `Falls Definition Validation'
pp. 111-112(2)
Authors: Skelton, Dawn A.; Hauer, Klaus; Lamb, Sallie

Physical Dimensions of Ageing. Edited by Spirduso, Francis and MacRae.Human Kinetics, 2005, ISDN 0-7360-3315-7. £45
pp. 113-113(1)
Author: Skelton, Dawn

Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation for Active Older Adults. Edited by Kevin P. Speer.Human Kinetics, 2005, ISDN 0-7360-40315. £44
pp. 113-113(1)
Author: Dinan, Susie

Oxidative Stress, Exercise and Ageing. Edited by Helaine Alessio and Ann Hagerman. Imperial College Press, ISDN 1-86094-619-4
pp. 113-114(2)
Author: Jackson, Malcolm J.