Residents' perceptions of communication skills in postgraduate medical training programs of Pakistan

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-89

  Avan, B I ^a   Raza, S A ^a   Afridi, H R ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Communication; Pakistan; Residency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RESIDENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 22144433285     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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