Psychometric properties of a peer-assessment program to assess continuing competence in physical therapy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1026-1038

  Miller, Patricia A ^a   Nayer, Maria ^b   Eva, Kevin W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77954655602     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080137     Document Type: Article

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