Gender differences in final year medical students' experience of teaching of intimate examinations: A questionnaire study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 625-632

  Akkad, A ^a,c   Bonas, S ^a   Stark, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender bias; Intimate examinations; Undergraduate training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 40549116387     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01671.x     Document Type: Article

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