Acceptability of medical students by patients from private and public family practices and specialist outpatient clinics

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 555-564

  Koh, Gerald C H ^a   Wong, Teck Yee ^b   Cheong, Seng Kwing ^b   Lim, Erle C H ^b   Seet, Raymond C S ^b   Tang, Wern Ee ^c   Chua, Chi Siong ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^d SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Asian; Consultations; Family practice; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INDIAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIVACY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 77956086289     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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