Invited article: Maintenance of certification: The next phase in assessing and improving physician performance

Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 605-609

  Horowitz, Sheldon D ^a  

^a American Board of Medical Specialties   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54749113387     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000323936.44568.a6     Document Type: Article

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