Reports of the decline of empathy during medical education are greatly exaggerated: A reexamination of the research

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 588-593

  Colliver, Jerry A ^a   Conlee, Melinda J ^a   Verhulst, Steven J ^a   Dorsey, J Kevin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77951682621     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d281dc     Document Type: Article

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