An exploration of changes in cognitive and emotional empathy among medical students in the Caribbean

International Journal of Medical Education

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages 185-192

  Youssef, Farid F ^a   Nunes, Paula ^a   Sa, Bidyadhar ^a   Williams, Stella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Affective empathy; Caribbean; Cognitive empathy; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARIBBEAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CARIBBEAN REGION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924013720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5116/ijme.5412.e641     Document Type: Article

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