EBM E-learning: Feasible and effective for occupational physicians in different countries

Safety and Health at Work

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-208

  Hugenholtz, Nathalie Ir ^a   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Van Dijk, Frank Jh ^a   Nieuwenhuijsen, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distance education; Evidence based medicine; Medical education; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879007093     PISSN: 20937911     EISSN: 20937997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.3.199     Document Type: Article

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