Care of the elderly training: Implications for family medicine

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Frank, Christopher ^a,b   Seguin, Rachelle ^c  

^a St Mary's of the Lake Hospital   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c St Mary's of the Lake Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 65949100594     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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