Perceptions of aging and ageism among Mexican physicians-in-training.

C Gomez-MorenoH Verduzco-AguirreS Contreras-GarduñoA Perez-de-AchaJ Alcalde-CastroY Chavarri-GuerraJ M A García-LaraA P Navarrete-ReyesJ A Avila-FunesEnrique Soto Pérez de Celis

Published in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2019)

Mexican physicians-in-training showed mostly negative perceptions of aging, exemplified by the use of negative terms to describe older adults. Creating educational initiatives aimed at decreasing ageism among oncology trainees is necessary across Ibero-America.

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