JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 105-109 , February 2007

The Effect of a 12-Month Longitudinal Long-Term Care Rotation on Knowledge and Attitudes of Internal Medicine Residents About Geriatrics

  • Elizabeth E. Baum, MD, CMD

      Affiliations

    • Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), Affiliated Hospitals at Canton, Canton, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elizabeth E. Baum, MD, CMD, Mercy Medical Center, 1320 Mercy Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44708.
    • ,
  • Karl M. Nelson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Graduate Medical Education and Research, Aultman Health Foundation, Canton, OH.

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PII: S1525-8610(06)00288-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.05.009

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 105-109 , February 2007

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