Stability of empathy among undergraduate medical students: A longitudinal study at one UK medical school

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Quince, Thelma A ^a   Parker, Richard A ^a   Wood, Diana F ^b   Benson, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 80054873756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-90     Document Type: Article

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