Computer-based animations and static graphics as medical student aids in learning home safety assessment: A randomized controlled trial

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 815-817

  Tunuguntla, Renuka ^a,b   Rodriguez, Osvaldo ^a,b   Ruiz, Jorge G ^a,b,c   Qadri, Syeda S ^c   Mintzer, Michael J ^a,b,c   Van Zuilen, Maria H ^a,b   Roos, Bernard A ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Stein Gerontological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GERIATRICS; HOUSING; HUMANS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 57349089208     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802263508     Document Type: Article

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