Medical student attitudes toward older people and willingness to consider a career in geriatric medicine

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 334-338

  Hughes, Niall J ^a   Soiza, Roy L ^a,b   Chua, Melvin ^a   Hoyle, Graeme E ^a   MacDonald, Allan ^a   Primrose, William R ^a   Gwyn Seymour, D ^a,b  

^a WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Career aspirations; Education; Medical students; Older people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 38549164109     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01552.x     Document Type: Article

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