Teaching medical students how to take a sexual history and discuss sexual health issues

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. E, 2002, Pages 44-51

  Ng, C J ^a   McCarthy, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Communication skill; Sexual history; Teaching

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANAMNESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUALITY; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; SEX;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0038314507     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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