Medical education as a science: The quality of evidence for computer-assisted instruction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 849-853

  Letterie, Gerard S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Graduate medical education; Information systems; Medical education

Indexed keywords

COMPACT DISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GYNECOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIMEDIA; OBSTETRICS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCIENCE;

EID: 0037341471     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.168     Document Type: Review

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