Primary health care physicians' knowledge, use, and attitude towards online continuous medical education in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1049-1053

  Al Sughayr, Abdulrhman M ^a   Al Abdulwahhab, Bander M ^b   Al Yemeni, Mohammed R ^c  

^a Department of Family and Community Medicine ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77958487359     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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