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Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment

Warren P. Newton, Elizabeth Baxley, David Price, Bob Phillips, Tom O'Neill, Keith Stelter, Kevin Rode, Lars Peterson and Roger Fain
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2022, 35 (4) 878-881; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.220227
Warren P. Newton
From the American Board of Family Medicine (WN, EB, DP, BP, TO, KS, KR, LP, RF); and the Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina (WN).
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Elizabeth Baxley
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David Price
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Bob Phillips
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Tom O'Neill
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Keith Stelter
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Kevin Rode
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Lars Peterson
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Roger Fain
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Warren P. Newton, Elizabeth Baxley, David Price, Bob Phillips, Tom O'Neill, Keith Stelter, Kevin Rode, Lars Peterson, Roger Fain
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2022, 35 (4) 878-881; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.220227

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2022, 35 (4) 878-881; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.220227
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