A comparison of online versus on-site training in health research methodology: A randomized study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Aggarwal, Rakesh ^a   Gupte, Nikhil ^b   Kass, Nancy ^c   Taylor, Holly ^c   Ali, Joseph ^c   Bhan, Anant ^d   Aggarwal, Amita ^a   Sisson, Stephen D ^c   Kanchanaraksa, Sukon ^c   McKenzie White, Jane ^c   McGready, John ^c   Miotti, Paolo ^e   Bollinger, Robert C ^c  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Bioethics and Global Health   (India)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

ADULT; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; TEACHING;

EID: 79958854431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-37     Document Type: Article

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