Fear of missing a lesion: use of simulated breast models to decrease student anxiety when learning clinical breast examinations

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 766-770

  Pugh, Carla M ^a   Salud, Lawrence H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer detection; Breast models; Clinical breast examination; Medical student education; Simulation; Student anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34248342127     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.12.033     Document Type: Article

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