Revalidation - What is the problem and what are the possible solutions?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 153-156

  Breen, Kerry J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALTY BOARDS; TRUST;

EID: 84894028475     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.11261     Document Type: Article

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