Teaching and learning about sexual histories during undergraduate medical education: A comparison of two approaches

Medical Teacher

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 252-257

  Kidd, J ^a,b   Nestel, D ^a,b   O'Hara, R ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Paterson Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Health and Safety Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SKILL; TEACHING; TRAINING; WORKSHOP;

EID: 0035016516     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590120043008     Document Type: Article

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