Towards an understanding of how appraisal of doctors produces its effects: a realist review

Medical Education

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1002-1013

  Brennan, Nicola ^a   Bryce, Marie ^a   Pearson, Mark ^b   Wong, Geoff ^c   Cooper, Chris ^b   Archer, Julian ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; LOGIC; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85026467788     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.13348     Document Type: Review

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