Self-perception of communicative ability: Evaluation of a questionnaire completed by medical students and general practitioners

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 301-315

  McManus, I C ^a   Kidd, J M ^a   Aldous, I R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030725057     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1997.tb00544.x     Document Type: Article

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