Assessing the Predictive Value of the American Board of Family Practice In-training Examination

Family Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-188

  Replogle, William H ^a   Johnson, William D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; EVALUATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542314258     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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