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A 3 Week Geriatric Education Program for 4th Year Medical Students at Dalhousie University

Laurie MalleryDalhousie University, Department of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaCorrespondenceEmail: [email protected]
, M.D., FRCPC,
Janet GordonDalhousie University, Department of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
, M.D., FRCPC &
Susan FreterDalhousie University, Department of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
, M.D., FRCPC
Article: 4342 | Published online: 09 Dec 2009

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