An epidemiological model of knowledge diffusion in virtual learning networks: An application to learning statistics in medicine

Cybernetics and Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 445-456

  Giani, Umberto ^a,b   Romano, A ^a   Bruzzese, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODEL; KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION; LEARNING NETWORKS; LEARNING STATISTICS;

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DISTANCE EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MARKETING; MEDICINE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 22444446770     PISSN: 01969722     EISSN: 10876553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01969720490929373     Document Type: Article

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