Empathy in Iranian medical students: A preliminary psychometric analysis and differences by gender and year of medical school

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Rahimi Madiseh, Mohammad ^a   Tavakol, Mohsen ^b   Dennick, Reg ^b   Nasiri, Jafar ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 78049526022     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.509419     Document Type: Article

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