Does patient gender impact resident physicians' approach to the cardiac exam?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 561-566

  Chakkalakal, Rosette J ^a   Higgins, Stacy M ^b   Bernstein, Lisa B ^b   Lundberg, Kristina L ^b   Wu, Victor ^b   Green, Jacqueline ^b   Long, Qi ^c   Doyle, Joyce P ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; clinical skills assessment; disparities; medical student and residency education; women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION; PALPATION; PULMONARY VALVE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; THORAX PAIN; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84876693466     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2256-5     Document Type: Article

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