What academic internal medicine subspecialists identify as important geriatric learning needs for residents: A pilot study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1961-1962

  Huq, Fawzia ^b   Park, Eunmi ^b   Cayea, Danelle ^b   Butteri, Matt ^b   Tan, Erwin ^b   Burton, John ^b   Wright, Scott M ^a   Durso, Samuel C ^a  

^a Division of General Internal Medicine

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CURRICULUM; GERIATRIC CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POLYPHARMACY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

GERIATRICS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 70350409806     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02469.x     Document Type: Letter

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