Digital rectal examination for prostate and rectal tumour: Knowledge and experience of final year medical students

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 318-322

  Eziyi, A K ^a   Ademuyiwa, A O ^b   Eziyi, J A E ^c   Salako, A A ^c  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Digital rectal examination; Medical students; Prostate; Rectal tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RECTUM TUMOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 76349124431     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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