The ethics of intimate examinations—teaching tomorrow's doctorsCommentary: Respecting the patient's integrity is the keyCommentary: Teaching pelvic examination—putting the patient first

Yvette Coldicott; Britt-Ingjerd Nesheim; Jane MacDougall; Catherine Pope; Clive Roberts

doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7380.97

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The ethics of intimate examinations—teaching tomorrow's doctorsCommentary: Respecting the patient's integrity is the keyCommentary: Teaching pelvic examination—putting the patient first

BMJ 2003; 326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7380.97 (Published 11 January 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:97

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Oct 2020	210	16	5
Nov 2020	97	12	3
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Jan 2021	79	14	1
Feb 2021	59	9	4
Total	14295	19924	5649

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