A method to quantify residents' jargon use during counseling of standardized patients about cancer screening

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1947-1952

  Deuster, Lindsay ^a   Christopher, Stephanie ^a   Donovan, Jodi ^a   Farrell, Michael ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 57249115151     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0729-3     Document Type: Article

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