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The American Board of Family Medicine's 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning

Thomas R. O'Neill, Ting Wang and Warren P. Newton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2022, 35 (1) 18-25; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210208
Thomas R. O'Neill
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY.
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Ting Wang
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Warren P. Newton
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY.
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Thomas R. O'Neill, Ting Wang, Warren P. Newton
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