Usefullness of an internet-based thematic learning network: Comparison of effectiveness with traditional teaching

Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-66

  Coma del Corral, María Jesús ^a   Guevara, José Cordero ^a   Luquin, Pedro Abáigar ^a   Peña, Horacio J ^b   Mateos Otero, Juan José ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Argentina)

^c Servicio de Programas de Salud y Prevención de la Dirección Técnica de Recursos Humanos y Gestión de Centros Gerencia de Servicios Sociales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Association learning; Computer communication networks; Continuing medical education; Distance education; Distance learning; Internet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; SPAIN; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; INTERNET; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SPAIN; TEACHING;

EID: 80051912778     PISSN: 14639238     EISSN: 14645246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639230600598026     Document Type: Article

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