| Geriatric medicine in Europe: towards professional and training paradigm. | |
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PMID: 21809632 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Geriatric medicine is a subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the health and well-being of older adults. Specific for geriatric medicine is the need for comprehensive geriatric assessment which is promoted as the key for successful preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Geriatricians possess specific skills which are necessaryto achieve high professional standards in the acute and chronic medical care and rehabilitation for the older subjects. A paradigm of both undergraduate and postgraduate training in geriatric medicine in the European Union has been explained in this contribution. |
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M Petrovic |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii / Rossiĭskai͡a akademii͡a nauk, Gerontologicheskoe obshchestvo Volume: 24 ISSN: 1561-9125 ISO Abbreviation: Adv Gerontol Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-08-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100971443 Medline TA: Adv Gerontol Country: Russia (Federation) |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 126-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Service of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. mirko.petrovic@ugent.be |
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