title: [Geriatrics: an introduction from a gerontological point of view].
abstract: Geriatrics is in comparison to the other medical professions a relatively new                     discipline. The calendarical age is not suitable for the characterization of its                     patient population, the multimorbid old patients. The biofunctional age in terms                     of the ICF is a better choice. It is characterized in part by physical,                     psychical, and social context-factors, which can be analysed by geriatric                     assessments. A better cooperation between basic science orientated                     gerontological disciplines with the geriatrics will be, beside the                     implementation into the university medicine and the standardized uniform                     professional training, of essential importance for the further development of                     geriatric medicine.
authors: Klinik für Herz- und Thoraxchirurgie, Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Altern Halle (IZAH), Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg. andreas.simm@medizin.uni-halle.de
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mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008017:Life Expectancy; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research