Pharmacists' perceptions of a live continuing education program comparing distance learning versus local learning

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 230-235

  Buxton, Eric C ^a   De Muth, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Distance education; Learning attitudes; Pharmacists' learning perceptions; Professional development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WEBCAST;

EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHARMACISTS; UNITED STATES; WEBCASTS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84875534558     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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