Assessment of the practicing physician: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 4-10

  Holmboe, Eric S ^a  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Continuing; Education; Medical; Physlcians in practlce; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349176194     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.200     Document Type: Article

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