Attitudes of medical students and residents toward care of the elderly

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 400-406

  Muangpaisan, Weerasak ^a   Intalapapron, Somboon ^a   Assantachai, Prasert ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 42649123416     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270801949476     Document Type: Article

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