The 'learning curve' in surgery: What is it, how do we measure it and can we influence it?

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1173-1174

  Subramonian, K ^a   Muir, G ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOMENCLATURE; SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; SURGERY; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 2942741269     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04891.x     Document Type: Note

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