Learning the ropes together: Assimilation and friendship development among first-year male medical students

Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-231

  Zorn, Theodore E ^a   Gregory, Kimberly Weller ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Queens University

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FRIEND; FRIENDSHIP; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 20044372368     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc1703_1     Document Type: Article

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