Crying: Experiences and attitudes of third-year medical students and interns

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-187

  Sung, Anthony D ^a   Collins, Molly E ^a   Smith, Alexander K ^b   Sanders, Aimee M ^c   Quinn, Mariah A ^d   Block, Susan D ^e   Arnold, Robert M ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRYING; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRYING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 70449572398     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401330903014111     Document Type: Article

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