Improving the quality of care via maintenance of certification and the web: An early status report

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-83

  Holmboe, Eric S ^a,b   Lynn, Lorna ^a   Duffy, F Daniel ^a  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ABIM Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEB BROWSER;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 39749120678     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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