Multimedia learning tools for teaching undergraduate ophthalmology: Results of a randomized clinical study

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-71

  Steedman, Michael ^a   Abouammoh, Marwan ^b   Sharma, Sanjay ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOOK; CATARACT; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIMEDIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84863406206     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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