Medical students' attitudes and behaviour towards sexual health interviewing: Short- and long-term evaluation of designated workshops

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 422-428

  Cushing, Annie ^a   Evans, Dason ^a   Hall, Angela ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEXUALITY; WORKSHOP;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 25844459442     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500046502     Document Type: Article

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