How to build an inexpensive laparoscopic webcam-based trainer

BJU International

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 679-682

  Beatty, John D ^a  

^a WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; SOFTWARE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 24044451858     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05704.x     Document Type: Article

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