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Continuing Medical Education and Computers

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Computers in Private Practice Management

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Physicians need to keep their medical knowledge current. Many techniques are used in this process and are discussed in this chapter including some newer ways of delivering continuing medical education (CME) with the assistance of the computer. Some future considerations are suggested.

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Oberst, B.B., Long, J.M. (1987). Continuing Medical Education and Computers. In: Computers in Private Practice Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4746-3_17

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