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Preface
Chapter 1: Overview of Geriatric Clinical Care in Africans
(Seki A. Balogun – Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, US)
Chapter 2: Cardiac Diseases in Older African Adults
(Sula Mazimba and Hunter Mwansa – Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, et al.)
Chapter 3: Kidney Diseases in Older African Adults
(Emaad Abdel Rahman, Faruk Turgut and Seki A. Balogun – Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, US, et al.)
Chapter 4: Pulmonary diseases in Older African Adults
(Seki A. Balogun – Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, US)
Chapter 5: Infectious Diseases in Older African Adults
(Oluwatoyin Falusi Nwafor – Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, US)
Chapter 6: Oncologic/Hematologic Diseases in Older African Adults
(Alwin Jeyakumar – Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada)
Chapter 7: Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Older Adults of African Descent
(Mudhasir Bashir – Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, US)
Chapter 8: Musculoskeletal Diseases in Older African Adults
(Adenrele Adedeji Olajide – Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, US)
Chapter 9: Pain Management in Older African Adults
(Akhtar Purvez – Pain and Spine Center of Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA, USA)
Chapter 10: Endocrine Disorders in Older Adults of African Descent
(Oluyemisi Abdulsalam and Omolola Olajide – Clinical Endocrinologist, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC, US, et al.)
Chapter 11: Gastrointestinal Diseases in Older Adults of African Descent
(Omar Massoud, Mohamed Ahmed and Moustafa Massoud – Chief, Hepatology Section, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio)
Chapter 12: Urogynecologic Diseases in Older African Adults
(Olufemi O. Aworinde, Olufemi O. Ojewuyi and Adetunji O. Adeniji – Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bowen University, Iwo, Oyo state, Nigeria)
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