Use of suturing as a measure of technical competence

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 304-308

  Khan, Mansoor S ^a   Bann, S D ^a   Darzi, A ^a   Butler, P E M ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEOTAPE; WOUND CLOSURE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037336725     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000037271.26659.F4     Document Type: Article

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