Can the strength of candidates be discriminated based on ability to circumvent the biasing effect of prose? Implications for evaluation and education

Academic Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Eva, Kevin W ^a   Wood, Timothy J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0141993686     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200310001-00025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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