An interactive internet-based continuing education course on sexually transmitted diseases for physicians and midwives in Peru

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Canchihuaman, Fredy A ^a,b   Garcia, Patricia J ^a,b   Gloyd, Stephen S ^b   Holmes, King K ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; PERU; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PERU; PHYSICIANS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 79955827233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019318     Document Type: Article

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