Objective assessment of technical skills of surgical trainees in Hong Kong

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1294-1299

  Bann, S ^a,c   Kwok, K F ^b   Lo, C Y ^b   Darzi, A ^a   Wong, J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEBACEOUS CYST; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; SURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0142247127     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4222     Document Type: Article

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