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Research Article

Was a breach of examination security unfair in an objective structured clinical examination? A critical incident

Tim Wilkinson Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
,
Sylvie Fontaine Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, Canada
&
Tony Egan Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pages 42-46 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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