Unannounced standardised patients in real practice: A systematic literature review

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 537-549

  Rethans, Jan Joost ^a   Gorter, Simone ^b   Bokken, Lonneke ^a   Morrison, Linda ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical competence *standards; Education, medical; Patient simulation; Review publication type

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LITERATURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDLINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEEDBACK; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SIMULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34249082753     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02689.x     Document Type: Review

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