Endoscopic ultrasonography education in Asia: Are we there yet?

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Ho, Khek Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Animal model; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Learning curve; Simulator; Training

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ASIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATION; PHANTOM; SIMULATOR; TRAINING;

EID: 10044296986     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2004.00430.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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