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A Linguist's Perspective on the American Board of Family Medicine's Differential Item Functioning Panel

Jennifer Cramer
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2022, 35 (2) 387-389; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.210350
Jennifer Cramer
From the University of Kentucky, Lexington (YJC).
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