Medical student perspectives on geriatrics and geriatric education

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1994-1999

  Bagri, Anita S ^a,b   Tiberius, Richard ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agism; Attitudes; Geriatric education; Medical students; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; EMOTION; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; REIMBURSEMENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TRAINING; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049408372     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03074.x     Document Type: Article

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