Classic papers in geriatric medicine with current commentaries highlights papers that changed attitudes about aging and contributed to formulating the subspecialty of geriatrics this process took time and this collection helps readers appreciate how it came to be. The field of geriatrics foundations is rooted in the classic papers of early descriptions of aging and age related diseases in classic papers in geriatric medicine with current commentaries the authors chose the classic papers providing a combination of expert opinion and objective assessmentthe 15 areas in this volume represent the beginnings of practice and thoughts about the best ways . Download citation classic papers in geriatric medicine with current commentaries the field of geriatrics foundations is rooted in the classic papers of early descriptions of aging and age . Classic papers in geriatric medicine with current commentaries aging medicine 9781588299987 medicine health science books amazoncom. Download citation classic papers in geriatric medicine with current commentaries william osler is quoted as saying in 1905 that men aged 40 years were comparatively useless while those older