Randomized clinical trial of virtual reality simulation for laparoscopic skills training

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-150

  Grantcharov, T P ^a,b   Kristiansen, V B ^b   Bendix, J ^a   Bardram, L ^b   Rosenberg, J ^b   Funch Jensen, P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SURGERY; TEACHING;

EID: 1242320281     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4407     Document Type: Article

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