Language background, English language proficiency and medical communication skills of medical students

Medical Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 259-263

  Chur Hansen, A ^a   Vernon Roberts, J ^a   Clark, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Cohort studies; Communication; Education, medical, undergraduate; Language; South Australia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; EXAMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL STUDENT; WRITING;

EID: 0030805301     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1997.tb02922.x     Document Type: Article

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