Changing medical students' attitudes toward older adults

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-234

  Gonzales, Ernest ^a   Morrow Howell, Nancy ^a   Gilbert, Pat ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b The OASIS Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Art; Attitudes; Career plans; Contact hypothesis; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ART; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ART; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREJUDICE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77955889481     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2010.503128     Document Type: Article

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