The use of games to improve patient outcomes

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 37-45

  Tumosa, Nina ^a,b   Morley, John E ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to tertiary evaluation; Games; Geriatrics education; Gerontology education; Learning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; GAME; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE PLAYING; STANDARD; TEACHING;

AGED; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ROLE PLAYING; TEACHING;

EID: 33745630084     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v26n04_04     Document Type: Article

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