Helping family physicians improve their cardiac auscultation skills with an interactive CD-ROM

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 152-159

  Roy, Douglas ^a   Sargeant, Joan ^a   Gray, Jean ^a   Hoyt, Brian ^a   Allen, Michael ^a   Fleming, Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPACT DISK; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CANADA; CD-ROM; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0036595650     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.1340220304     Document Type: Article

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