Factors that might undermine the validity of patient and multi-source feedback

Medical Education

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 886-893

  Archer, Julian C ^a   Mcavoy, Pauline ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER REVIEW; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; REINFORCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER REVIEW; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80051744639     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04023.x     Document Type: Article

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