Teaching geriatric assessment: Use of a hybrid method in a family medicine clerkship

Family Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 721-725

  Goldman, Laura N ^a   Wiecha, John ^a   Hoffman, Miriam ^a   Levine, Sharon A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CURRICULUM; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; TEACHING;

EID: 56749083176     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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