Teaching anatomy: Cadavers vs. computers?

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-190

  Biassuto, Susana Norma ^a   Caussa, Lucas Ignacio ^a   Criado del Río, Luis Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anatomical dissections; Education; Technological resources

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT;

EID: 33644782843     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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