Defining features of moral sensitivity and moral motivation: Pathways to moral reasoning in medical students

Journal of Moral Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 387-406

  Morton, Kelly R ^a   Worthley, Joanna S ^b   Testerman, John K ^a   Mahoney, Marita L ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748567761     PISSN: 03057240     EISSN: 14653877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057240600874653     Document Type: Review

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