The utility of trained arthritis patient educators in the evaluation and improvement of musculoskeletal examination skills of physicians in training

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-69

  Branch, Valerie Klusas ^a   Graves, Glen ^a   Hanczyc, Margaret ^a   Lipsky, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis educator; Medical education; Musculoskeletal examination; Patient educator; Resident training; Rheumatologists; Skills assessment

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT EXAMINATION; JOINT MOBILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PALPATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL;

EID: 0032706764     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199902)12:1<61::aid-art10>3.0.co;2-g     Document Type: Article

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