Sex and the surgery: Students' attitudes and potential behaviour as they pass through a modern medical curriculum

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 480-486

  Goldie, John ^a   Schwartz, L ^b   Morrison, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; TEACHING;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 6444235086     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.006304     Document Type: Article

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