Relationships between scores on the COMLEX-USA Level 2-performance evaluation and selected school-based performance measures

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 290-295

  Baker, Helen H ^a   Cope, Michael K ^a   Adelman, Michael D ^a   Schuler, Stephanie ^a   Foster, Robert W ^a   Gimpel, John R ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LICENSING; MALE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646782287     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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