Choosing Medical Care in Old Age

What Kind, How Much, When to Stop

Muriel R. Gillick, M.D.

  • Winner of the 1995 Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communications, American Medical Writers Association, New England Chapter
  • Preface
  • Prologue
  1. Robbed of Mind and Memory: The Demented Elderly
  2. Blessed with Vim and Vigor: The Robust Elderly
  3. Facing the Final Days: The Dying Elderly
  4. Living with Limited Reserves: The Frail Elderly
  5. The Means to the Ends: Institutional Changes
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Cover: Choosing Medical Care in Old Age
  • A photo of the author

Muriel R. Gillick, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention at Harvard Medical School. She is a staff physician for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, and she is also on the medical staff of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Faulkner Hospital.