Comparison of standard-setting methods for the Korea Radiological technologist Licensing Examination : Angoff, Ebel,

Janghee Park1, Duck-Sun Ahn2, Mi Kyoung Yim3

  • 1Department of Medical Education, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Asan, Korea.

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