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Table 1 Number of candidates and items per discipline included in the analysis

From: Rarely selected distractors in high stakes medical multiple-choice examinations and their recognition by item authors: a simulation and survey

Subject

Number of

2005

2006

2007

Total

Internal medicine/pharmacotherapy

Items

55

50

45

150

 

Candidates

617

627

644

 

Surgery

Items

54

49

63

166

 

Candidates

618

624

649

 

Gynaecology and paediatrics

Items

43

36

44

123

 

Candidates

615

629

646

 

Dermatology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology

Items

57

64

59

180

 

Candidates

611

632

654

 

Social and preventive Medicine

Items

41

38

39

118

 

Candidates

606

645

648

 

Total

Items

250

237

250

737