Can we teach a gentler rectal examination?

Medical Teacher

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-208

  Bradley, Paul ^a   Bradley, Pamela ^a   Johns, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECTUM; SKILL; TEACHING;

EID: 0032936973     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421599979888     Document Type: Article

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