Preparation courses for a medical admissions test: Effectiveness contrasts with opinion

Medical Education

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 417-424

  Wilkinson, Tom M ^a   Wilkinson, Tim J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

COHORT STUDIES; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84875035610     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12124     Document Type: Article

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