Knowledge translation on dementia: A cluster randomized trial to compare a blended learning approach with a "classical" advanced training in GP quality circles

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Vollmar, Horst C ^a   Butzlaff, Martin E ^a   Lefering, Rolf ^a   Rieger, Monika A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; QUALITY CIRCLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TEACHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TEACHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547120951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-92     Document Type: Article

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