Does residency training improve performance of physical examination skills?

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 333, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 74-77

  Willett, Lisa L ^a,b   Estrada, Carlos A ^a   Castiglioni, Analia ^a   Massie, F Stanford ^a   Heudebert, Gustavo R ^a   Jennings, May S ^a   Centor, Robert M ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Internship and residency; Medical; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 33847032514     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200702000-00002     Document Type: Article

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