Continuing medical education: What for? How? And how much is it worth?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1193, 2004, Pages

  Weller, Jennifer ^a   Woodward, Alistair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STROKE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; STANDARD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 3042529062     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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