Sexual medicine education: Review and commentary

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-268

  Parish, Sharon J ^a   Clayton, Anita H ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Sexual medicine

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEXOLOGY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947122228     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00430.x     Document Type: Review

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