Advancing geriatrics education: Evaluation of a new curricular initiative

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 355-362

  Roscoe, Lori A ^a,b   Schonwetter, Ronald S ^a   Wallach, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 27844566257     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328015tlm1704_8     Document Type: Article

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