Does medical student willingness to practise peer physical examination translate into action?

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Julie Y ^a   Yip, Amber L M ^a   Lam, Cindy L K ^a   Patil, Nivritti G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053225401     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.599893     Document Type: Article

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