Tolerance of uncertainty of medical students and practicing physicians

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 272-280

  Schor, Razia ^a   Pilpel, Dina ^a   Benbassat, Jochanan ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical uncertainty; Medical education; Medical error; Professionalism; Tolerance of uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0034146580     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200003000-00004     Document Type: Article

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