Medical Interviewing and Interpersonal Skills Teaching in US Medical Schools: Progress, Problems, and Promise

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 269, Issue 16, 1993, Pages 2101-2105

  Novack, Dennis H ^a   Volk, Gretchen ^b   Drossman, Douglas A ^c   Lipkin, Mack ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SKILL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027480608     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1993.03500160071034     Document Type: Article

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