The effect of geriatric and palliative medicine education on the knowledge and attitudes of internal medicine residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-147

  Ahmed, Nasiya N ^a   Farnie, Mark ^b   Dyer, Carmel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

education; geriatric; resident training

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

AGED; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TEXAS;

EID: 78651404689     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03235.x     Document Type: Article

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