Initial assessment of communication skills of intern doctors in history- taking

Medical Teacher

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 184-188

  Rahman, Aminur ^a,b,c,d  

^a Institute of Child and Mother Health Dhaka bd   (Bangladesh)

^b Dept of Epidemiol and Biostatist ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c Dhaka University Medical School   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAINING;

EID: 0034104301     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590078634     Document Type: Article

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