E-learning for health professionals

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Vaona, Alberto ^a   Rigon, Giulio ^a   Banzi, Rita ^b   Kwag, Koren H ^c   Cereda, Danilo ^d   Pecoraro, Valentina ^b   Moja, Lorenzo ^e   Bonovas, Stefanos ^e  

^a Marzana Hospital   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85035759915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011736     Document Type: Article

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