If you're no good at computer games, don't operate endoscopically!

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 345-347

  Miskry, Tariq ^a   Magos, Tiarnan ^a   Magos, Adam ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Computer games; Hysteroscopy; Laparoscopy; Skill

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 24644478105     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: 13652508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2508.2002.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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