Towards behavioural sciences in undergraduate training: A core curriculum

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 800-807

  Humayun, Asma ^a   Herbert, Michael ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Communication; Human development; Medical ethics; Mental health; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE MODEL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 79960787135     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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