Influence of medical education on students' attitudes towards the elderly

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1518-1522

  Cankurtaran, Mustafa ^a,b   Halil, Meltem ^a,b   Ulger, Zekeriya ^a,b   Dagli, Neslihan ^a,b   Yavuz, Burcu Balam ^a,b   Karaca, Burcak ^a,b   Ariogul, Servet ^a,b  

^a Hacettepe University ^*

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Education; Elderly health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TURKEY;

EID: 33748797165     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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