Can We Define or Measure Manual Skills in Surgical Training?

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement

Volumn 1997, Issue 69, 1997, Pages 27-29

  Neil Dwyer, G ^a   Lang, D A ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manual dexterity; Manual skills; Skill assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROSURGERY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROSURGERY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA;

EID: 1842690518     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6860-8_7     Document Type: Article

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