Does the presence of medical students affect quality in general practice consultations?

Medical Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 374-381

  Price, Richard ^a   Spencer, John ^a   Walker, Jeremy ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Education, medical, undergraduate; *Physician patient relations; *Students, medical; Family practice *education; Multicentre study publication type ; Patient satisfaction; Quality of health care; Teaching *methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 40749145275     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03016.x     Document Type: Article

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