Teaching tobacco cessation skills to Uruguayan physicians using information and communication technologies

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-48

  Llambí, Laura ^a   Esteves, Elba ^b   Martinez, Elisa ^b   Forster, Thais ^b   García, Sofía ^b   Miranda, Natalia ^b   Lopez Arredondo, Antonio ^b   Margolis, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b EviMed ^*  (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Education; Information and communication technologies; Medical; Tobacco cessation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION; TEACHING; URUGUAY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; TEACHING; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; URUGUAY;

EID: 79952781469     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20100     Document Type: Article

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