Beyond education and training: making change stick

Contraception

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 331-333

  Goodman, Suzan ^a   Gordon, Rivka ^b   Eckhardt, Carla ^c   Osborne, Susan ^c   Grossman, Daniel ^d   Spiedel, J Joseph ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Association of Reproductive Health Professionals   (United States)

^c bdi Consulting   (United States)

^d IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VISION;

COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH FACILITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES;

EID: 63049112384     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.01.018     Document Type: Editorial

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