Learners' experience of continuing medical education events: A qualitative study of GP principals in Dorset

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 434, 1998, Pages 1590-1593

  Campion Smith, Charles ^a,e   Smith, Helen ^c   White, Peter ^d   Baker, Emma ^b   Baker, Roger ^b   Holloway, Immy ^b  

^a Dorset Centre for General Practice

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Aldermoor Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Nightingale Surgery

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Learning needs; Postgraduate educational allowance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0031693518     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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