Relationship of resident characteristics, attitudes, prior training and clinical knowledge to communication skills performance.

PURPOSE: A substantial body of literature demonstrates that communication skills in medicine can be taught and retained through teaching and practice. Considerable evidence also reveals that characteristics such as gender, age, language and attitudes affect communication skills performance. Our stud...

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Published in:Medical Education Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 18 - 26
Main Authors: Laidlaw TS, Kaufman DM, MacLeod H, van Zanten S, Simpson D, Wrixon W
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2006
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