Using interactive software to teach image-based clinical laboratory tests in developing countries: A pilot trial in Nepal

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 711-713

  Mallapaty, Gabriele ^a   Kim, Sara ^b   Astion, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Clinical laboratory test; Competency assessment; Developing countries; Interactive computer tutorials; Microscope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSCOPY; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING; TRAINING; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; NEPAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE; TEACHING;

EID: 0037735450     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2003.108     Document Type: Article

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