Geriatrics for Surgeons: Infusing Life into an Aging Subject

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-94

  Webb, Travis P ^a   Duthie Jr , Edmund ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONALISM; RESPONSIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SURGERY;

EID: 42249109686     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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