Technical Performance: Relation between Surgical Dexterity and Technical Knowledge

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-147

  Bann, Simon ^a   Khan, Mansoor S ^a   Datta, Vivek K ^a   Darzi, Ara W ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MOTION; OPERATING ROOM; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL ERRORS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 1542285979     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-7071-z     Document Type: Article

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