Geriatric medicine: Services and training in Africa

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-128

  Dotchin, Catherine Louise ^a,c   Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola ^a,b   Gray, William Keith ^c   Walker, Richard W ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^c NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Geriatric medicine; Medical education; Non communicable diseases; Older people

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; FRENCH LANGUAGE; GERIATRICIAN; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; PORTUGESE LANGUAGE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

AFRICA; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FORECASTING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS;

EID: 84871307670     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs119     Document Type: Article

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