Rectal examination and urethral catheterization by medical students and house officers: Taught but not used

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 422-426

  Turner, K J ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital rectal examination; DRE; House officers; Medical students; Teaching; Urethral catheterization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RECTUM; SKILL; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; URETHRA; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0033813499     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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