The reliability of american board of family medicine examinations: Implications for test takers

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-133

  Royal, Kenneth D ^a   Puffer, James C ^a  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE EXAMINATION; CERTIFICATION; EXAMINATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NOTE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; STUDY SKILLS;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855643504     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110292     Document Type: Note

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