The effect of reminder letters on the uptake of an e-learning programme on dementia: A randomized trial in general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 466-471

  Waldorff, Frans Boch ^a,b   Siersma, Volkert ^a   Nielsen, Bente ^a   Steenstrup, Annette Plesner ^c   Bro, Flemming ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c Danish Pharmaceutical Association   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Dementia; Family practice; Implementation; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DENMARK; E LEARNING PROGRAMME; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; LETTER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER LETTER; WEB BROWSER;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DEMENTIA; DENMARK; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 70450194829     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp072     Document Type: Article

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