Pediatric board review course for residents "at Risk"

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 450-456

  Aeder, Lita ^a   Fogel, Joshua ^b   Schaeffer, Henry ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Pediatrics; Programmed instruction; Specialty boards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; PEDIATRICS; RISK; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953014188     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809352679     Document Type: Article

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