The use of the internet in geriatrics education: Results of a national survey of medical geriatrics academic programs

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 85-95

  Hajjar, Ihab M ^a,b   Ruiz, Jorge G ^c   Teasdale, Thomas A ^d   Mintzer, Michael J ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

E learning; Geriatric education; Internet; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNET; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249881914     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v27n04_06     Document Type: Article

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