Small-group CME using e-mail discussions: Can it work?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 47, Issue MAR., 2001, Pages 557-563

  Marshall, J Neil ^a   Stewart, Moira ^b   Østbye, Truls ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER NETWORK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035290984     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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