Evaluation of the learning outcomes of a year-long postgraduate training course in community geriatrics for primary care doctors

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 350-356

  Lam, T P ^a   Chow, Rudolph W M ^a   Lam, K F ^a   Lennox, I M ^b   Chan, Felix H W ^c   Tsoi, Sammy L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Fung Yiu King Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Learning outcomes of a geriatric course; Postgraduate training; Primary care doctors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COORDINATION; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 79953086354     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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