Online continuing medical education (CME) for GPs: Does it work? A systematic review

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 717-721

  Thepwongsa, Isaraporn ^a   Kirby, Catherine ^a   Schattner, Peter ^a   Piterman, Leon ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuing; Education; General practice; Internet; Medical

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 84921971249     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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