Pediatric residents' perceptions of communication competencies: Implications for teaching

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Rider, Elizabeth A ^a   Volkan, Kevin ^b   Hafler, Janet P ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51649101363     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802208842     Document Type: Article

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