Neurophobia inception: A study of trainees' perceptions of neurology education

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 421-429

  Fantaneanu, Tadeu A ^a   Moreau, Katherine ^b,c   Eady, Kaylee ^c   Clarkin, Chantalle ^c   Demeulemeester, Christine ^a   Maclean, Heather ^a   Doja, Asif ^a,b  

^a Division of Neurology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; FEAR; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TRAINING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHOBIC DISORDERS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901793719     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100018436     Document Type: Article

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