The 'Mensch' factor in general practice: A role to demonstrate professionalism to students

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 533, 2006, Pages 976-979

  Jacobson, Lionel ^a   Hawthorne, Kamila ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOLISTIC CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONALISM; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 33845620304     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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