Credentialing and public accountability: A central role for board certification

JAMA

Volumn 295, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 939-940

  Cassel, Christine K ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^a  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 33644506502     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.8.939     Document Type: Editorial

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