Needs assessment in long-term care facilities: Linking research and continuing education

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-121

  Daley, Barbara J ^a   Wilson, Sarah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing professional education; Learning needs assessment; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007632058     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.1340190207     Document Type: Article

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