A pilot study using the Group Environment Scale to evaluate first-year resident support groups

Family Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 732-737

  Alexander, Dale ^a   Skinner, Bron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036846464     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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