Medical students' attitudes towards peer physical examination: Findings from an international cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-121

  Rees, Charlotte E ^a   Wearn, Andy M ^b   Vnuk, Anna K ^c   Sato, Toshio J ^d  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Attitudes; Medical students; Peer physical examination (PPE)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 60449114842     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-007-9094-y     Document Type: Article

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