The objective assessment of general practitioners' educational needs: An under-researched area

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 441, 1999, Pages 303-307

  Myers, Paul ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Western Road Medical Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Educational needs assessment; Portfolio based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNIQUE;

DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032923147     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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