From specialty-based to practice-based: A new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 546-554

  Norris, Thomas E ^a   Rovinelli, Richard J ^b   Puffer, James C ^b   Rinaldo, Jason ^b   Price, David W ^c  

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

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COGNITION; EXAMINATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW;

EID: 29244484449     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.6.546     Document Type: Review

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