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Probing the effect of OSCE checklist length on inter-observer reliability and observer accuracy

Katrina F. HurleyDepartment of Emergency MedicineDalhousie University, Halifax, NS, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nick A. GiffinBachelor of Medicine Class of 2016, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Samuel A. StewartDivision of Medical InformaticsDalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Graham B. BullockDepartment of Emergency MedicineDalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Article: 29242 | Received 22 Jul 2015, Accepted 21 Sep 2015, Published online: 20 Oct 2015

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