JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 224-229 , May 2006

The Aging Game: Improving Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Caring for the Elderly

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PII: S1525-8610(05)00467-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.07.009

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 224-229 , May 2006

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