The need for a peer physical examination policy within Australian medical schools

Medical Teacher

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 430-433

  Koehler, Nicole ^a   McMenamin, Christine ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLICY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84899014476     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.874551     Document Type: Article

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