Malaysian medical students’ self-reported empathy: A cross-sectional comparative study

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 76-80

  Brett, Williams ^a   Sadasivan, Sivalal ^b   Kadirvelu, Amudha ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Caring; Culture; Empathy; Malaysia; Medical Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION ASSESSMENT; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SELF REPORTED EMPATHY SCORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937019910     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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