The admissions process in a graduate-entry dental school: Can we predict academic performance?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Foley, J I ^a   Hijazi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, DENTAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84873869156     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.56     Document Type: Article

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