Empathy, distress and a new understanding of doctor professionalism

Medical Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-244

  West, Colin P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ALTRUISM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANISM; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84857016490     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04192.x     Document Type: Note

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