Online eLearning for undergraduates in health professions: A systematic review of the impact on knowledge, skills, attitudes and satisfaction

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  George, Pradeep Paul ^a   Papachristou, Nikos ^b   Belisario, José Marcano ^a   Wang, Wei ^d   Wark, Petra A ^b   Cotic, Ziva ^b   Rasmussen, Kristine ^b   Sluiter, René ^c   Riboli Sasco, Eva ^b   Car, Lorainne Tudor ^b   Musulanov, Eve Marie ^b   Molina, Joseph Antonio ^a   Heng, Bee Hoon ^a   Zhang, Yanfeng ^d   Wheeler, Erica Lynette ^e   Shorbaji, Najeeb Al ^b   Majeed, Azeem ^b   Car, Josip ^a,f  

^a NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 85069265446     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.04.010406     Document Type: Article

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