Ensuring physicians' competence - Is maintenance of certification the answer?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 2543-2549

  Iglehart, John K ^a   Baron, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW;

EID: 84871675783     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr1211043     Document Type: Article

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