Oral examinations

Assessment in Health Professions Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 269-

  Tekian, Ara ^a   Yudkowsky, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 77956080341     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203880135     Document Type: Chapter

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