Is online pediatric continuing education effective in a rural state?

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 498-502

  Warren, Linda ^a   Sapien, Robert ^a   Fullerton Gleason, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Emergency medical services; Pediatric emergency education; Rural continuing education; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEDIATRICS; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEW MEXICO; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 54049142057     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802096753     Document Type: Article

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