Competency in the age of assessment

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9443, 2004, Pages 1383-1384

  Karlawish, Jason H T ^a  

^a Institute on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 5644254302     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17236-X     Document Type: Note

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