Systematic review: Helping the young to understand the old. Teaching interventions in geriatrics to improve the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of undergraduate medical students

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1987-1993

  Tullo, Ellen Stc ^a   Spencer, John ^a   Allan, Louise ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Medical education; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; REVIEW; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049402652     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03072.x     Document Type: Review

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