The challenge of objective assessment of surgical skill

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 484-486

  Darzi, Ara ^a   Datta, Vivek ^a   Mackay, Sean ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMPETENCE; DEVICE; GENERAL SURGERY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 0034888806     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00624-9     Document Type: Article

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