A survey of digital rectal examination training in Canadian medical schools

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 441-444

  Nensi, Alysha ^a   Chande, Nilesh ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital rectal examination; Gastroenterology; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84863747893     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/681357     Document Type: Article

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