Language background and OSCE performance: A study of potential bias

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 222-229

  Schoonheim Klein, M ^a   Hoogstraten, J ^a   Habets, L ^a   Aartman, I ^a   Van der Vleuten, C ^b   Manogue, M ^c   Van der Velden, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental students; Dutch language; Ethnicity; Language; OSCE; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERIODONTICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERIODONTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38449102161     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2007.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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