Compliance on the American board of pediatrics certifying examination and the importance of location and size on pass rates

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 483-489

  Falcone, John L ^a,b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; educational measurement; geographic factors; pediatrics; specialty boards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUERTO RICO; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LINEAR MODELS; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUERTO RICO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859817108     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922812436550     Document Type: Article

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