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Peer reviewedLinn, Bernard S.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1982
To see how clinical experiences affected attitudes about death and dying, students were tested before and after a 12-week surgical clerkship. Overall, students changed little in their fears of death and dying. Students who scored high on personality rigidity had more negative attitudes and changed less during the clerkship. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Clinical Experience, Death, Fear
