Gerontological Content in Canadian Nursing and Social Work Programs

Canadian Geriatrics Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-15

  Hirst, Sandra P ^a   Lane, Annette M ^a   Stares, Brittany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Gerontology; Interprofessional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CURRICULUM; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NURSING; SKILL; SOCIAL WORK; SPEECH; STUDENT;

EID: 84881312366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19258348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5770/cgj.15.21     Document Type: Article

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