A tool to teach communication skills to pharmacy students

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Hasan, Sanah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Communication; Physician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY STUDENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; AGGRESSION; ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPACT DISK; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMEDIA; PHYSICIAN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING; TELEPHONE;

AGGRESSION; ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPACT DISKS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MULTIMEDIA; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; TEACHING; TELEPHONE;

EID: 46749143377     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj720367     Document Type: Article

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