Development and validation of a geriatric knowledge test for medical students

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 983-988

  Lee, Ming ^a   Wilkerson, LuAnn ^a   Reuben, David B ^a   Ferrell, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics education; Geriatrics knowledge assessment; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GERIATRIC KNOWLEDGE TEST; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 2942704062     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52269.x     Document Type: Article

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