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Article1 December 1950THE INTERNIST'S NUMBER ONE PROBLEM-CHRONIC DISEASE IN AN AGING POPULATIONHOWARD A. RUSK, M.D., F.A.C.P.HOWARD A. RUSK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-6-1341 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the minds of most internists, physical medicine and rehabilitation is a medical specialty which is primarily applicable to the specialties of orthopedics, surgery and neurology, but which lacks a close relationship to internal medicine. Until the last few years this concept was somewhat justified, for physical medicine was largely concerned with the passive application of light, heat, water and massage, and, although widely used in the treatment of peripheral vascular diseases, arthritis and other disorders of particular interest to internists, the greater emphasis was placed upon orthopedic and neurologic conditions.During the past few years, however, there has developed... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Presented at the Thirty-first Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, April 21, 1950.From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University-Bellevue Medical Center. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpatial Differences in China’s Population Aging and Influencing Factors: The Perspectives of Spatial Dependence and Spatial HeterogeneityA REALISTIC APPROACH TO REHABILITATION IN GERIATRICS 1 December 1950Volume 33, Issue 6Page: 1341-1348KeywordsAgingArthritisNeurologyOrthopedic surgeryOrthopedicsPeripheral vascular diseaseRehabilitation medicineVascular medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1950 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1950, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...
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