Levels of empathy, empathy decline and differences between genders in medical students of Cartagena (Colombia)

Introduction: Empathy helps to develop an appropriate doctor–patient relationship, which, according to the literature is susceptible to decline. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to estimate the levels of empathy in general, and the potential for the growth of empathy in medical studen...

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Main Authors: Dilia Esther Aparicio, Alexis Enrique Ramos, Jesús Mendoza, Robert Utsman-Abarca, Aracelis Calzadilla-Núñez, Víctor Patricio Díaz-Narváez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Educación Médica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1575181318302134