Anxiety of first cadaver demonstration in medical, dentistry and pharmacy faculty students

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 419-426

  Bati, Ayse Hilal ^a   Ozer, Mehmet Asim ^a   Govsa, Figen ^a   Pinar, Yelda ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy education; Cadavers; Dental and pharmacy students prosection; Medical; State Trait Anxiety Inventory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

ANXIETY; CADAVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879685546     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: 12798517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-013-1075-7     Document Type: Article

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