Visual-spatial abilities in surgical training

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 469-471

  Anastakis, Dimitri J ^a   Hamstra, Stanley J ^a   Matsumoto, Edward D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DEPTH PERCEPTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SHORT SURVEY; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CANADA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033795201     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00397-4     Document Type: Article

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