Construct Validity of the Québec Licensing Examination SP-Based OSCE

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-50

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Direction de l'Amélioration de l'Exercice   (Canada)

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EID: 0031481949     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401339709539811     Document Type: Article

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