Measuring conscientiousness and professionalism in undergraduate medical students

Clinical Teacher

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-40

  McLachlan, John ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77950113762     PISSN: 17434971     EISSN: 1743498X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2009.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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