The objective assessment of surgical skill

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 315-319

  Smith, S ^a   Torkington, J ^a   Taffinder, N ^a   Darzi, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Minimal access surgery; Surgical skill; Training

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; EYE HAND COORDINATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0034534345     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645700009061452     Document Type: Review

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