Improved junior paediatric prescribing skills after a short e-learning intervention: A randomised controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1191-1194

  Gordon, Morris ^a,b   Chandratilake, Madawa ^c   Baker, Paul ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d North Western Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HABIT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 81255176768     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-300577     Document Type: Article

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