The Home as a Site for Teaching Gerontology and Chronic Illness.

Sankar, Andrea; Becker, Stephen L.

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ERIC Number: EJ317070

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Home as a Site for Teaching Gerontology and Chronic Illness.

Sankar, Andrea; Becker, Stephen L.

Journal of Medical Education, v60 n4 p308-13 Apr 1985

Research findings have demonstrated the relevance of a home care experience for teaching the interactions of the social, psychological, environmental, and biological factors that characterize chronic illness. Research was conducted in the Home Care Program at the University of California, San Francisco. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Biological Influences, Clinical Experience, Diseases, Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Higher Education, Home Visits, Homebound, Medical Case Histories, Medical Education, Older Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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