Erratum: Annual review of competence progression (ARCP) performance of doctors who passed professional and linguistic assessments board (PLAB) tests compared with UK medical graduates: National data linkage study (BMJ (Online) (2014) 348 (g2622) DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2622);Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) performance of doctors who passed Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) tests compared with UK medical graduates: National data linkage study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Tiffin, Paul A ^a   Illing, Jan ^b   Kasim, Adetayo S ^a   McLachlan, John C ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Medical Education Research Burdon House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84898985232     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i2321     Document Type: Erratum

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