The clinical conscientiousness index: A valid tool for exploring professionalism in the clinical undergraduate setting

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1218-1224

  Kelly, Martina ^a   O'Flynn, Siun ^a   McLachlan, John ^b   Sawdon, Marina A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84866040256     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182628499     Document Type: Article

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