Does patient feedback improve the consultation skills of general practice trainees? A controlled trial

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-164

  Reinders, Marcel E ^a   Blankenstein, A H ^a   Van Der Horst, H E ^a   Knol, D L ^a   Schoonheim, P L ^a   Van Marwijk, H W J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 75149156578     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03569.x     Document Type: Article

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