Factors influencing the effectiveness of communication skills training: Programme contents outweigh teachers' skills

Medical Teacher

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 308-310

  Van Dalen, J ^a,b   Van Hout, J C H M ^a   Wolfhagen, H A P ^a   Scherpbier, A J J A ^a   Van Der Vleuten, C P M ^a  

^a Skillslab   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL;

EID: 0033049039     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421599979590     Document Type: Article

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