How much practice is enough? Using learning curves to assess the deliberate practice of radiograph interpretation

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 731-736

  Pusic, Martin ^a   Pecaric, Martin ^b   Boutis, Kathy ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Contrail Consulting Services ^*  (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

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EID: 79958779536     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182178c3c     Document Type: Article

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