Multidimensional attitudes of medical residents and geriatrics fellows toward older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 489-494

  Lee, Ming ^a   Reuben, David B ^b   Ferrell, Bruce A ^b  

^a University of the West   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric attitudes assessment; Geriatrics education; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 17444408495     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53170.x     Document Type: Article

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