Pharmacy students' attitudes toward geriatric nursing home patients

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Adkins, Donna M ^a   Mayhew, Susan L ^a   Gavaza, Paul ^a   Rahman, Shams ^a  

^a Appalachian College of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Elderly patients; Experiential education; Geriatrics; Pharmacy students; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDES; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY PATIENTS; EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY STUDENT; PHARMACY STUDENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVEY; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDES; ELDERLY PATIENTS; EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; PHARMACY STUDENTS; SURVEY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862889997     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe76581     Document Type: Article

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