Poor knowledge of basic cancer facts of physicians-in-training

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-47

  Madan, Atul K ^a   Aliabadi Wahle, Shaghayegh ^b   Beech, Derrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 30444443422     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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