Assessing validity in written tests of general practice - exploration by factor analysis of candidate response patterns to paper 1 of the MRCGP examination.

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Published in Med Educ on January 01, 2000

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N Munro1, A Rughani, J Foulkes, A Wilson, R Neighbour

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1: Consultant to the MRCGP examination, Members of the Panel of Examiners, Royal College of General Practitioners, 14 Princes Gate, Hyde Park, London, UK.

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