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Editorial
. 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):786.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39517.679977.80.

Selecting medical students

Celia A Brown, Richard J Lilford
Editorial

Selecting medical students

Celia A Brown et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Tests of cognitive ability are probably the best method at present

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Competing interests: None declared.

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