Some of my best friends are old: A qualitative exploration of medical students' interest in geriatrics

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 643-661

  Schigelone, Amy Schiller ^a   Ingersoll Dayton, Berit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 4544259517     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270490483887     Document Type: Review

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