Narrative review of the impact of clinical psychiatry attachments on attitudes to psychiatry

Psychiatrist

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 104-110

  Qureshi, Henna ^a   Carney, Stuart ^b   Iversen, Amy ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Foundation Programme Office   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 84874754879     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.111.037820     Document Type: Review

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