Learning with computerized guidelines in general practice? A randomized controlled trial

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-188

  Butzlaff, M ^a   Vollmar, H C ^a   Floer, B ^a   Koneczny, N ^a   Isfort, J ^a   Lange, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Evidence based medicine; General practice; Internet; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 1842832938     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh214     Document Type: Article

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