Difficulties with anonymous shortlisting of medical school applications and its effects on candidates with non-European names: Prospective cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7227, 2000, Pages 82-85

  Lumb, Andrew B ^a   Vail, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034620293     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7227.82     Document Type: Article

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