Holistic versus actuarial student selection

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-91

  McGaghie, William C ^a   Kreiter, Clarence D ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COURT; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; POLICY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 14944385562     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328015tlm1701_16     Document Type: Review

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