老人醫學
老人醫學（英語：Geriatrics）是醫學的一個分支，主要專注於老人的健康關顧。老人醫學包括了預防醫學和健康教育，亦有包括治療年長成人的疾病（老人病）与失能。
老人醫學是一個從內科醫學分拆出來的醫學分支，就如同過往小兒醫學從成人的內科醫學分支，以及新生醫學從小兒醫學分拆出來一般[1]。不過，實際上一個病者是否交由老人醫學的醫師治理，是由病者的問題決定，而不是病者的年齡。
参考文献
- ^ Geriatrics separation from internal medicine. [2009-10-29]. （原始内容存档于2009-01-14）.
延伸閱讀
- Cannon KT, Choi MM, Zuniga MA. Potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly patients receiving home health care: a retrospective data analysis. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. June 2006, 4 (2): 134–43. PMID 16860260. doi:10.1016/j.amjopharm.2006.06.010.
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- Isaacs B. An introduction to geriatrics. London: Balliere, Tindall and Cassell. 1965.
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