How do we assess microsurgical sklll?

Microsurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-29

  Kalu, Peter U ^a   Atkins, Joanne ^a   Baker, Daryll ^a   Green, Colin J ^b   Butler, Peter E M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TIME MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HAND; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HAND; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOVEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 13444263670     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20078     Document Type: Review

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