Nascher's Geriatrics at 100

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Dec;62(12):2428-9. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13155.

Abstract

Ignatz Nascher's Geriatrics—the first American medical textbook on aging—turns 100 this year. This essay is a reappraisal, on its centennial, of Nascher's landmark work.

Keywords: geriatrics; history of medicine; textbooks.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Geriatrics / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Textbooks as Topic / history*
  • United States