Evaluation of an elderly faller by medical students and rehabilitation residents: Education and training

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 709-713

  Rolita, Lydia ^a,b   Ark, Tavinder K ^b   Moroz, Alex ^c   Lanyi, Valery ^c   Southwell, Julianne ^b   Sutin, David ^b  

^a CandD Bldg ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric syndrome; OSCE; SP

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DEVICE; DISEASE SIMULATION; FALL RISK; FALLING; GAIT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORTHOSTATIC BLOOD PRESSURE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REHABILITATION PATIENT; SKILL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REHABILITATION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 63849177259     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02187.x     Document Type: Article

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