Content validity of the Quebec licensing examination (OSCE) - Assessed by practising physicians

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue FEB., 1996, Pages 254-259

  Grand'Maison, Paul ^a   Brailovsky, Carlos A ^b,c   Lescop, Joëlle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Department of Family Medicine ^*

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d Direction de l'Amélioration de l'Exercice

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUEBEC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030072523     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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