Computer-based teaching is as good as face to face lecture-based teaching of evidence based medicine: A randomized controlled trial

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-307

  Davis, James ^a   Crabb, Sarah ^b   Rogers, Elizabeth ^b   Zamora, Javier ^c   Khan, Khalid ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital Ramony Cajal   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER BASED TEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING; LECTURE BASED TEACHING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 46749140373     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701784349     Document Type: Article

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