The UK clinical aptitude test and clinical course performance at Nottingham: A prospective cohort study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Yates, Janet ^a   James, David ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

APTITUDE TESTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874203468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-32     Document Type: Article

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