Board certification and physician quality

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-11

  Horowitz, Sheldon D ^a   Miller, Stephen H ^b   Miles, Paul V ^b  

^a American Board of Medical Specialties   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0942268737     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2004.01702.x     Document Type: Note

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