TY - BOOK ID - 138346333 TI - Lifelines : living longer, growing frail, taking heart. PY - 2002 SN - 0393050025 0393322416 PB - New York Norton DB - UniCat KW - Aging KW - Frail elderly UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138346333 AB - A specialist in elder care, Dr. Muriel Gillick examines the complications of lives lived far longer than ever before. This book aims to help the frail elderly and their families cope with the often unforeseen dilemmas of aging: the most common chronic ailments, the acute problems, and their impact on living options. Tracing the stories of four people, Dr. Gillick highlights the various challenges and decisions that arise when frailty develops and discusses the importance of prevention and social responsibility in assessing, treating, and living with frailty. ER -