Remote and rural: Do mentors enhance the value of distance learning continuing medical education?

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Butterworth, K ^a   Hayes, B ^b   Zimmerman, M ^c  

^a PATAN HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b BIR HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^c National Academy of Medical Sciences and Nick Simons Institute   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Distance learning; Mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555204755     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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