Attitudes, experiences, and interest in geriatrics of first-year allopathic and osteopathic medical students

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-344

  Voogt, Shannon J ^a   Mickus, Maureen ^b   Santiago, Olga ^c   Herman, Sandra E ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Geriatrics; Interest; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 38549125959     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01541.x     Document Type: Article

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