Attitudes and anxiety levels of medical students towards the acquisition of competencies in communication skills

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Loureiro, Elizabete M ^a   Severo, Milton ^b   Bettencourt, Paulo ^c   Ferreira, Maria A ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attitudes; Communication skills in Medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL STUDENT RELATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81555209698     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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