Fundamental principles of validation, and reliability: Rigorous science for the assessment of surgical education and training

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1525-1529

  Gallagher, A G ^a   Ritter, E M ^a   Satava, R M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIABILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCIENCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345446670     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-0035-4     Document Type: Article

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