Impact of a standardized patient intervention to teach breast and abdominal examination skills to third-year medical students at two institutions
The American Journal of SurgeryPublished 1 April 1997
Ajit K. Sachdeva, Philip J. Wolfson, Patrice Gabler Blair, Diane R. Gillum, Edward J. Gracely, Miriam Friedman
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A single intervention with SPs teaching breast and abdominal examinations resulted in significant enhancement of these clinical skills of third-year medical students.
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A single intervention with SPs teaching breast and abdominal examinations resulted in significant enhancement of these clinical skills.
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