Using the communication Assessment Tool in family medicine residency programs

Family Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 567-573

  Myerholtz, Linda ^a   Simons, Lynn ^b   Felix, Sumi ^a   Nguyen, Tuan ^a   Brennan, Julie ^c   Rivera Tovar, Ana ^d   Martin, Pat ^e   Hepworth, Jeri ^f   Makoul, Gregory ^g  

^a MERCY HEALTH PARTNERS   (United States)

^b Midland Family Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^d YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Grant Family Practice Residency   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^g SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957723029     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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