Measurement of empathy levels in undergraduate paramedic students

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-149

  Williams, Brett ^a   Boyle, Mal ^a   Earl, Tracy ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Empathy; Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy; Medical Regard Scale; paramedics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84875938817     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X1300006X     Document Type: Article

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