Taiwanese medical and nursing student interest levels in and attitudes towards geriatrics

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-236

  Wang, Cheng Ching ^a,d   Liao, Wen Chun ^a,d   Kao, Min Chen ^a,b   Chen, Yu Ju ^a,e   Lee, Meng Chih ^a,b,c   Lee, Mei Fen ^e   Yen, Chi Hua ^a,b,c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Institute of Medicine   (Taiwan)

^d School of Medicine   (Taiwan)

^e CSMU   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gerontological education; Gerontological nursing; Gerontology curriculum; KAOP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING STUDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 64549162818     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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