Medical students' cognitive and affective attitudes towards learning and using communication skills - A nationwide cross-sectional study

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-279

  Anvik, Tor ^a   Grimstad, Hilde ^b   Baerheim, Anders ^c   Bernt Fasmer, Ole ^c   Gude, Tore ^d   Hjortdahl, Per ^d   Holen, Are ^b   Risberg, Terje ^a   Vaglum, Per ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMMUNICATION SKILL ATTITUDE SCALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 46749149334     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701784356     Document Type: Article

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