The benefits of pass-fail grading on stress, mood, and group cohesion in medical students

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1443-1448

  Rohe, Daniel E ^a   Barrier, Patricia A ^a   Clark, Matthew M ^a   Cook, David A ^a   Vickers, Kristin S ^a   Decker, Paul A ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; LICENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOOD; PERCEIVED COHESION SCALE; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; STRESS; TEST ANXIETY INVENTORY;

EID: 33750589161     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/81.11.1443     Document Type: Article

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