Using clinical audits to identify practitioner learning needs

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-61

  Moore, Dale A ^a   Klingborg, Donald J ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL AUDIT; REVIEW; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0037545968     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.30.1.57     Document Type: Review

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