"But i see old people everywhere": Dispelling the myth that eldercare is learned in nongeriatric clerkships

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1221-1228

  Diachun, Laura ^a,b,c   Van Bussel, Lisa ^b,c   Hansen, Kevin T ^c   Charise, Andrea ^d   Rieder, Michael J ^b,e  

^a Division of Geriatric Medicine   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 77954933489     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181e0054f     Document Type: Article

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