Perceived needs for geriatric education by medical students, internal medicine residents and faculty

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1230-1234

  Drickamer, Margaret A ^a   Levy, Becca ^a   Irwin, Kevin S ^a   Rohrbaugh, Robert M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Geriatrics; Medical students; Residents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRICS; GOALS; GUIDELINES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33750499087     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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