Impact of cognitive imaging and sex differences on the development of laparoscopic suturing skills

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 387-393

  Donnon, Tyrone ^a   DesCôteaux, Jean Gaston ^a   Violato, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURING METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPACE PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 27144440320     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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