An introduction to geriatrics for first-year medical students

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 782-787

  Alford, Cynthia L ^a   Miles, Toni ^a   Palmer, Ray ^a   Espino, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Attitudes; Geriatrics education; Medical students; Older volunteers

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CURRICULUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT;

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEXAS;

EID: 0034934396     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49156.x     Document Type: Article

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