Relationship of the Nelson Denny Reading Test to scores on the National Physical Therapy Licensure Examination

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 72-75

  Aldridge Jr , Roy Lee ^a   Keith, Becky ^a   Sloas, Stacey ^a   Mott Murphree, Ashley ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY;

EID: 77953574580     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: 1945404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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