Comparison of personality styles between students enrolled in osteopathic medical, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and occupational therapy programs

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 637-641

  Hardigan, Patrick C ^a   Cohen, Stanley R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning styles; Medical education; Osteopathic medical students; Personality style; Pharmacy students; Physical therapists; Physician assistants; Vocational psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LEARNING; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONALITY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; STUDENT;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 0031765732     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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