A new look at an old quiz: Palmore's facts on aging quiz turns 30

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2162-2164

  Unwin, Brian K ^a   Unwin, Cynthia G ^b   Olsen, Cara ^a   Wilson, Cindy ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b Fairfax County Public Schools   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 55349129964     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01998.x     Document Type: Letter

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