Evaluation of an audit with feedback continuing medical education program for radiation oncologists

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 216-221

  Shakespeare, Thomas P ^a,b   Mukherjee, Rahul K ^a   Lu, Jiade J ^a   Lee, Khai Mun ^a   Back, Michael F ^a  

^a Cancer Institute   (Singapore)

^b North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31844449314     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce2004_9     Document Type: Article

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