Return on educational investment in geriatrics training

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1940-1945

  Weeks, William B ^a,b   Wallace, Amy E ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational investment; Geriatrics training; Human capital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRAINING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; WORKLOAD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 16544378245     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52523.x     Document Type: Article

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