The global education network for retinopathy of prematurity (Gen-rop): Development, implementation, and evaluation of a novel tele-education system (an American ophthalmological society thesis)

Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Paul Chan, R V ^a   Patel, Samir N ^a   Ryan, Michael C ^b   Jonas, Karyn E ^a   Ostmo, Susan ^b   Port, Alexander D ^a   Sun, Grace I ^a   Lauer, Andreas K ^b   Chiang, Michael F ^b,c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943783482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15456110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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