Understanding student concerns about peer physical examination using an activity theory framework

Medical Education

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1218-1226

  Wearn, Andy M ^a   Rees, Charlotte E ^b   Bradley, Paul ^c   Vnuk, Anna K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety aetiology; Clinical competence *standards; Humans; Multicentre study publication type ; Peer group; Physical examination *psychology; Students, medical *psychology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEW ZEALAND; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56649098812     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03175.x     Document Type: Article

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