Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 ENLIGHTENED AGING; 2 THE GOLDEN YEARS; 3 STAYIN' ALIVE; 4 THE AGED WORKER; 5 DECRPITUDE; 6 FRAILTY; 7 THE REAPER; 8 AUTUMN; Notes; About the Author; Index
Summary
Over the past decade, Hadler has established himself as a leading voice among those who approach the menu of health-care choices with informed skepticism. Only the rigorous demonstration of efficacy is adequate reassurance of a treatment's value, he argues; if it cannot be shown that a particular treatment will benefit the patient, one should proceed with caution. In Rethinking Aging, Hadler offers a doctor's perspective on the medical literature as well as his long clinical experience to help readers assess their health-care options and make informed medical choices in the last decades of lif
