The predictive validity of the BioMedical Admissions Test for pre-clinical examination performance

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 557-564

  Emery, Joanne L ^a   Bell, John F ^a  

^a University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL;

APTITUDE TESTS; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 65649117739     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03367.x     Document Type: Article

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