Developing web-based training for public health practitioners: What can we learn from a review of five disciplines?

Health Education Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 276-287

  Ballew, Paula ^a   Castro, Sarah ^b   Claus, Julie ^b   Kittur, Nupur ^a   Brennan, Laura ^b   Brownson, Ross C ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Transtria LLC   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STANDARD; TEACHING; STANDARDS;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84875192445     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cys098     Document Type: Review

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