Synchronous distance education vs traditional education for health science students: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Liyun He; Na Yang; Lingling Xu; Fan Ping; Wei Li; Qi Sun; Yuxiu Li; Huijuan Zhu; Huabing Zhang

doi:10.1111/medu.14364

Synchronous distance education vs traditional education for health science students

A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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ID	21518641
Authors	Liyun He (0000-0002-2450-791X, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China), Na Yang (0000-0002-7173-9457, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China), Lingling Xu (0000-0002-0303-8616, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China), Fan Ping (0000-0001-7650-6612, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China), Wei Li (0000-0002-3581-849X, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China), Qi Sun (0000-0003-2222-6505, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China), Yuxiu Li (0000-0001-7500-0855, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China), Huijuan Zhu (0000-0001-5172-6870, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China), Huabing Zhang (0000-0002-4362-0125, Department of Endocrinology Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China)
Year	2021
Volume	55
Issue	3
Pages	293-308
Publication date	2021-03-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Medical Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0308-0110 • E-ISSN: 1365-2923
Publisher	Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1111/medu.14364
Language	EN
Citations received	16
References cited	49

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Synchronous distance education vs traditional education for health science students

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