Developing a standardized test for the assessment of suturing skill in novice microsurgeons

Microsurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-22

  Starkes, Janet L ^a   Payk, Irene ^b   Hodges, Nicola J ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; SURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031778626     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2752(1998)18:1<19::AID-MICR5>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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