Breakeven, cost benefit, cost effectiveness, and willingness to pay for web-based versus face-to-face education delivery for health professionals

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 222-237

  Maloney, Stephen ^a   Haas, Romi ^b   Keating, Jenny L ^a   Molloy, Elizabeth ^a   Jolly, Brian ^a   Sims, Jane ^a   Morgan, Prue ^a   Haines, Terry ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economics; Education; Performance; Teaching methods; Training programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE;

EID: 84862016704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2040     Document Type: Article

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