Development of foetal and neonatal simulators at the University of Porto

Medical Education, Supplement

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-33

  Van Meurs, W L ^a,b   Sa Couto P M ^a   Sa Couto C D ^a   Bernardes, J F ^a,c   Ayres de Campos, D ^c  

^a INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

blackstarPatient simulation; Clinical competence blackstarstandards economics; Curriculum; Education, medical, undergraduate blackstarmethods; Perinatal care blackstarstandards methods

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MODEL; PERINATAL CARE; PORTUGAL; SAFETY; SIMULATOR; TRAINING;

EID: 0242550943     PISSN: 13523929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.37.s1.7.x     Document Type: Article

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