A “New” item format for assessing aspects of clinical competence

Academic Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 1996, Pages s34-s36

  Ripkey, Douglas R ^a   Case, Susan M ^a   Swanson, David B ^a  

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COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXAMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 0029908728     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199610000-00037     Document Type: Article

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