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Beall, S. Colleen; And Others – Gerontologist, 1996
Family physicians may lack discriminatory ability to differentiate normal aging form disease states. To assess such ability, 53 aging-related indicators or symptoms were presented to 65 physicians in 3 family practice residency programs. Respondents classified each symptom as normal aging or disease. On average, residents classified 73.4% of…
Descriptors: Age, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Clinical Diagnosis