Patients' experiences and perceptions of medical student candidates sitting a finals examination

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 484-489

  Lazarus, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 34748906681     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701509621     Document Type: Article

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