Certification examination of the college of family physicians of Canada. Part 1: History and implications for the present and future

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue MAY, 1996, Pages 957-969

  Handfield Jones, Richard ^a   Rainsberry, Paul ^a,b  

^a Professional Development and Practice Support   (Canada)

^b College's Certification Examination in Family Medicine ^*

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY;

CANADA; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0030137488     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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