Training with a computer-based simulator achieves basic manual skills required for upper endoscopy: A randomized controlled trial

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 196-200

  Giulio, Emilio Di ^a,b   Fregonese, Diego ^a   Casetti, Tino ^a   Cestari, Renzo ^a   Chilovi, Fausto ^a   D'Ambra, Giancarlo ^a   Matteo, Giovanni Di ^a   Ficano, Leonardo ^a   Fave, Gianfranco Delle ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Italy ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INTUBATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 3242776078     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(04)01566-4     Document Type: Article

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