Review of a geriatric health literacy workshop for medical students and residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2347-2349

  Farrell, Timothy W ^a,b  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

geriatrics; health literacy; medical student training; POGOe product; resident training

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERIATRICS; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; WORKSHOP;

GERIATRICS; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84155170716     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03720.x     Document Type: Review

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