Unprofessional behaviour in medical students: A questionnaire-based pilot study comparing perceptions of the public with medical students and doctors

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Brockbank, Susannah ^a,b   David, Timothy J ^a,b   Patel, Leena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PUBLIC OPINION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 80052006101     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.599450     Document Type: Article

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