Digital rectal examination skills: first training experiences, the motives and attitudes of standardized patients
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Digital rectal examination skills: first training experiences, the motives and attitudes of standardized patients
BACKGROUND Physical clinical examination is a core clinical competence of medical doctors. In this regard, digital rectal examination (DRE) plays a central role in the detection of abnormalities of the anus and rectum. However, studies in undergraduate medical students as well as newly graduated doctors show that they are insufficiently prepared for performing DRE. Training units with Standardi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Education
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0292-7