The different levels of learning about dying and death: An evaluation of a personal, professional and interprofessional learning journey

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  McIlwaine, L ^a   Scarlett, V ^a   Venters, A ^a   Ker, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COGNITION; DEATH EDUCATION; DYING; EVALUATION; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONALISM; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL WORK STUDENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 35848964388     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701294331     Document Type: Article

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