Changes in intern attitudes toward medical error and disclosure

Medical Education

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 668-677

  Varjavand, Nielufar ^a   Bachegowda, Lohith S ^b   Gracely, Edward ^a   Novack, Dennis H ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862268551     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2012.04269.x     Document Type: Article

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