How meaningful are scores on a take-home recertification examination?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 1996, Pages s71-s73

  Norclni, John J ^a   Lipner, Rebecca ^a   Downing, Steven M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029911437     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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