Volgograd Journal of Medical Research
Quarterly Journal of Science and Practice

UDK: 616-053.9

Characteristic of somatic disease in the elderly and senile

L. L. Kulichenko, I. V. Ivakhnenko

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, кафедра амбулаторной и скорой помощи

Abstract

The review presents an analysis of somatic disease seen most often in patients of elderly and senile age. The authors conclude that an understanding of the features of somatic disease in the elderly and senile is an integral part of knowledge for any physician, especially a specialist in geriatrics.

Keywords

somatic disease, geriatrics

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