Internal medicine residents' knowledge about sepsis: Effects of a teaching intervention

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 312-315

  Tromp, M ^a   Bleeker Rovers, C P ^a   Van Achterber, T ^a   Kullberg, B J ^a   Hulscher, M ^a   Pickkers, P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; Internal medicine residents; Knowledge; Surviving sepsis campaign

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERVENTION STUDY; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SYMPTOM; TEACHING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEPSIS; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350454607     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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