Sequential testing in the assessment of clinical skills

Academic Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 369-373

  Muijtjens, Arno M M ^a   Van Vollenhoven, Femke H M ^b   Van Luijk, Scheltus J ^a   Van Der Vleuten, Cees P M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EVALUATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SKILL;

EID: 0034093378     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200004000-00017     Document Type: Article

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