A prospective randomized trial comparing a virtual reality simulator to bedside teaching for training in sigmoidoscopy

Endoscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 569-575

  Gerson, L B ^a   Van Dam, J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE EXAMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SIMULATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0037816170     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40243     Document Type: Article

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