Strength and influence of geriatrics departments in academic health centers

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 627-632

  Bernard, Marie A ^c   Blanchette, Patricia L ^a   Brummel Smith, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 68249159707     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31819f6d2e     Document Type: Review

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