Residents' Asthma Communication Skills in Announced Versus Unannounced Standardized Patient Exercises

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 445-448

  Ozuah, Philip O ^a   Reznik, Marina ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent standardized patients; asthma; interpersonal and communication skills; resident competency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35748954025     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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