Patterns of misrepresentation of clinical findings on patient notes during the COMLEX-USA level 2-PE

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-29

  Sandella, Jeanne M ^a   Smith, Larissa A ^a   Gallagher, Laurie A ^a   Langenau, Erik E ^b  

^a National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL STUDENT; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84893042802     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 19451997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2014.004     Document Type: Article

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