Modeling longitudinal performances on the United States Medical Licensing Examination and the impact of sociodemographic covariates: An application of survival data analysis

Academic Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  De Champlain, André ^a   Sample, Laurel ^a   Dillon, Gerard F ^a   Boulet, John R ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LICENSING; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049191699     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200610001-00027     Document Type: Article

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