Who is maintaining certification in internal medicine - and why? A national survey 10 years after initial certification

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-36

  Lipner, Rebecca S ^a,b   Bylsma, Wayne H ^a   Arnold, Gerald K ^a   Fortna, Gregory S ^a,b   Tooker, John ^a   Cassel, Christine K ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MANPOWER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644660694     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-1-200601030-00007     Document Type: Article

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