Digital rectal examination: National survey of undergraduate medical training in Ireland

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 983, 2007, Pages 599-601

  Fitzgerald, Deirdre ^a   Connolly, Stephen S ^a   Kerin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548760935     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.054825     Document Type: Article

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