Interest in geriatric medicine in Canada: How can we secure a next generation of geriatricians?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 512-519

  Diachun, Laura L ^a,b,c,e   Hillier, Loretta M ^a   Stolee, Paul ^b,d  

^a Southwestern Ontario Regional Geriatric Program   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Career choice; Education; Geriatric medicine; Student interest; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO;

EID: 33644642648     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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