Educating social workers to meet the challenge of an aging urban population: A promising model

Academic Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1192-1197

  Volland, Patricia J ^a   Berkman, Barbara ^b  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 13544271089     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200412000-00012     Document Type: Review

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