Geriatrics Training in General Internal Medicine Fellowship Programs: Current Practice, Barriers, and Strategies for Improvement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 621-627

  Simon, Steven R ^a   Fabiny, Anne R ^a   Kotch, Jamie ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CERTIFICATION; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY; EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142091876     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-7-200310070-00036     Document Type: Review

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