Introduction to the older patient: A "first exposure" to geriatrics for medical students

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1445-1450

  Adelman, Ronald D ^a   Capello, Carol F ^a   LoFaso, Veronica ^a   Greene, Michele G ^b   Konopasek, Lyuba ^a   Marzuk, Peter M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Introduction to geriatrics; Older patient physician communication

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34548256209     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01301.x     Document Type: Article

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