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Learning and Teaching Physical Examination Skills by Clinical Context

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Parts of this section was previously published in: J Benbassat, A Schiffmann. An approach to teaching the introduction to clinical medicine. Ann Intern Med 1976; 84: 477 481. With permission by the American College of Physicians. J Benbassat, R Baumal, SN Heyman, M Brezis. Viewpoint: Suggestions for a shift in teaching clinical skills to medical students: the reflective clinical examination. Acad Med 2005; 80:1121-6. With permission by Wolters Kluwer.

Parts of this section was previously published in: J Benbassat, A Schiffmann. An approach to teaching the introduction to clinical medicine. Ann Intern Med 1976; 84: 477 481. With permission by the American College of Physicians. J Benbassat, R Baumal, SN Heyman, M Brezis. Viewpoint: Suggestions for a shift in teaching clinical skills to medical students: the reflective clinical examination. Acad Med 2005; 80:1121-6. With permission by Wolters Kluwer.

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Benbassat, J. (2015). Learning and Teaching Physical Examination Skills by Clinical Context. In: Teaching Professional Attitudes and Basic Clinical Skills to Medical Students. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20089-7_10

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