Challenges of current geriatric education–inspired by the nordic geriatric professors’ meetings

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Jónsson, Pálmi V ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^b   Hansen, Finn Rønholt ^c   Saks, Kai ^d   Pitkala, Kaisu H ^e  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^d Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Estonia)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EUROPE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; TEACHING;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGATIVISM; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREJUDICE; SCANDINAVIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 18444394600     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v24n01_01     Document Type: Article

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