Lifelong self-directed learning using a computer database of clinical questions

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 382-388

  Ely, John W ^a   Osheroff, Jerome A ^b   Ferguson, Kristi J ^c   Chambliss, M Lee ^d   Vinson, Daniel C ^e   Moore, Joyce L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e University of Missouri   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Education, medical; Education, medical, continuing; Information storage and retrieval; Physicians, family

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA BASE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPUTERS; DATABASES; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0030657086     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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