Standard setting for a test of pharmacy practice knowledge: Application in high-stakes testing

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-29

  Fielding, David W ^a   Page, Gordon G ^a   Rogers, W Todd ^b   O'Byrne, Carol C ^c   Schulzer, Michael ^a   Moody, Kevin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Practice and Quality Assurance   (Canada)

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