Sexual health curricula in U.S. medical schools: Current educational objectives

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 333-338

  Galletly, Carol ^a   Lechuga, Julia ^a   Layde, Joseph B ^a   Pinkerton, Steven ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956892003     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.34.5.333     Document Type: Article

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