A national survey on the current status of general internal medicine residency education in geriatric medicine

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 679-684

  Warshaw, Gregg A ^a   Thomas, David C ^c   Callahan, Eileen H ^c   Bragg, Elizabeth J ^b   Shaull, Ruth W ^b   Lindsell, Christopher J ^b   Goldenhar, Linda M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

General internal medicine; Geriatric medicine education; Graduate medical education

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141762533     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20906.x     Document Type: Article

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