What can e-learning offer geriatric medicine in the UK?
The expansion of e-learning in medical education is a reflection of the inherent advantages that technology can bring to teaching and learning. Geriatric medicine has taken advantage of some of the benefits associated with e-learning in terms of undergraduate education, specialty training and interd...
| Publicado en: | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 235 - 243 |
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| Formato: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Cambridge University Press
Aug2012
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