Students’ attitudes towards elderly and willingness to consider geriatric medicine as a career option: a cross sectional study in a Government Medical College in West Bengal, India

Background: Medical students occasionally bear an ageist mindset which could be a stumbling block in learning and practicing geriatric care. Objectives & Methods: In that context a cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted among the 3rd semester MBBS students in a Government Medical Colle...

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Main Authors: Sujishnu Mukhopadhyay, Nivedita Das, Krishna Laskar, Gautam Kumar Bandyopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Al Ameen Medical College 2017-10-01
Series:Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/6%20AJMS%20V10.N4.2017%20p%20249-255.pdf