The construct and criterion validity of the mini-CEX: A meta-analysis of the published research

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 413-420

  Ansari, Ahmed Al ^a   Ali, Syeda Kauser ^b   Donnon, Tyrone ^c  

^a BAHRAIN DEFENSE FORCE HOSPITAL   (Bahrain)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 84874949161     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318280a953     Document Type: Article

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