Developing an online learning community for mental health professionals and service users: A discursive analysis

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Smithson, Janet ^a   Jones, Ray B ^b   Ashurst, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84862799806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-12     Document Type: Article

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