Aging and cognitive performance: Challenges and implications for physicians practicing in the 21st century

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-160

  Durning, Steven J ^a   Artino, Anthony R ^a   Holmboe, Eric ^b   Beckman, Thomas J ^c   Van Der Vleuten, Cees ^c   Schuwirth, Lambert ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Clinical performance; Cognition; Medical education

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; LEARNING; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 78349292220     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20075     Document Type: Article

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