International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 156-162 , February 2006

Learning outcomes in medical informatics: Comparison of a WebCT course with ordinary web site learning material

  • Kalle Romanov

      Affiliations

    • University of Helsinki, Research and Development Unit for Medical Education, P.O. Box 63, FIN 00014, Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 9 191 25052; fax: +358 9 191 25139.
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  • Anne Nevgi

      Affiliations

    • University of Helsinki, Department of Education, P.O. Box 9, FIN 00014, Helsinki, Finland

Received 13 June 2005 ,Revised 14 June 2005 ,Accepted 14 June 2005.

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PII: S1386-5056(05)00086-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.06.004

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 156-162 , February 2006

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