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Stéphanie M E van der Burgt1, Rashmi A Kusurkar, Janneke A Wilschut

  • 1Ms. van der Burgt: Department of Research in Education, VUmc School of Medical Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and LEARN! Research Institute for Learning and Education, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Kusurkar: Department of Research in Education, VUmc School of Medical Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and LEARN! Research Institute for Learning and Education, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Wilschut: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Tjin A Tsoi: Department of Research in Education, VUmc School of Medical Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Croiset: Department of Research in Education, VUmc School of Medical Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, LEARN! Research Institute for Learning and Education, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and PAOFarmacie, the Netherlands Centre for Post-Academic Education in Pharmacy, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. Dr. Peerdeman: Department of Research in Education, VUmc School of Medical Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Department of Neurosurgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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