Development and validation of a multiple-choice question paper in basic colonoscopy

Endoscopy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 821-826

  Thomas Gibson, Siwan ^a   Saunders, B P ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENDOSCOPY; GREAT BRITAIN;

EID: 24644447825     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870202     Document Type: Article

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