Development and validation of a geriatrics attitudes scale for primary care residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1425-1430

  Reuben, David B ^a,c   Lee, Ming ^a   Davis Jr , James W ^a   Eslami, Michelle S ^a   Osterweil, Daniel G ^a   Melchiore, Susan ^b   Weintraub, Nancy T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Adults Primary Care   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMPETENCE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0031789235     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb06012.x     Document Type: Article

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