Comparison of pre-medical academic achievement, entrance test and aptitude test scores in admission selection process

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 552-557

  Khan, Junaid Sarfraz ^a   Tabasum, Saima ^a   Mukhtar, Osama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aptitude Test; Entrance Test; Medical and Dental graduate programmes; Pre medical academic achievements; Underdeveloped districts

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT TEST; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84876821783     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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