Conformity of behaviors among medical students: Impact on performance of knee arthrocentesis in simulation

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 589-596

  Beran, Tanya N ^a   McLaughlin, Kevin ^a   Al Ansari, Ahmed ^b   Kassam, Aliya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b BAHRAIN DEFENCE FORCE HOSPITAL   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Conformity to the majority; Medical students; Simulation; Undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARACENTESIS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PARACENTESIS; PEER GROUP; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84883747807     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-012-9397-5     Document Type: Article

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