Is a web-based concordance test feasible to assess therapeutic decision-making skills in a French context

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Sibert, Louis ^a   Giorgi, Roch ^b   Dahamna, Badisse ^a   Doucet, Jean ^a   Charlin, Bernard ^c   Darmoni, Stefan J ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; SKILL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; THERAPY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICIANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; THERAPEUTICS;

EID: 67649995465     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802572783     Document Type: Article

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