Canadian physical therapists' interest in web-based and computer-assisted continuing education

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-237

  Mathur, Sunita ^a   Stanton, Sue ^a   Reid, W Darlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer assisted education; Continuing education; Distance learning; Internet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPACT DISK; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; LEARNING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 14744291485     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.3.226     Document Type: Article

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