Difficulties with anonymous shortlisting of medical school applications and its effects on candidates with non-European names: prospective cohort study

British Medical Journal, Jan 8, 2000 by Andrew B Lumb, Andy Vail

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(Accepted 15 October 1999)

School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Worsley Medical and Dental Building, Leeds LS2 9NL

Andrew B Lumb sub dean for admissions

Andy Vail senior medical statistician Correspondence to A B Lumb: medal@ leeds.ac.uk

BMJ 2000;320:82-5