Medical students' self-confidence in performing direct ophthalmoscopy in clinical training

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-174

  Gupta, R R ^a   Lam, Wai Ching ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confidence; Funduscopy; Medical education; Medical students; Ophthalmoscopy; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33646266982     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1060.0104     Document Type: Article

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