Web-Based Elective Courses for Medical Students: An Example in Pain

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 854-863

  Puljak, Livia ^a   Sapunar, Damir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Elective Courses; Knowledge Scores; Medical Education; Medical Students; Pain; Web

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; STUDENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 79959264604     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01104.x     Document Type: Article

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