A comprehensive pelvic dissection course improves obstetrics and gynecology resident proficiency in surgical anatomy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 647-651

  Corton, Marlene M ^a   Wai, Clifford Y ^a   Vakili, Babak ^a   Boreham, Muriel K ^a   Schaffer, Joseph I ^a   Coleman, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaveric dissection; Pelvic anatomy; Resident curricula; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PELVIS SURGERY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 0141636295     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00881-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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